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Margaret Leijonhufvud
Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret Leijonhufvud or Margareta Eriksdotter (1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the King.
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Margaret Leijonhufvud | |
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Queen consort of Sweden | |
Tenure | 1 October 1536 – 26 August 1551 |
Coronation | 2 October 1536 |
Born | 1 January 1516 Ekeberg Castle, Närke, Sweden |
Died | 26 August 1551(1551-08-26) (aged 35) Tynnelsö Castle, Södermanland, Sweden |
Burial | Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden |
Spouse | Gustav I of Sweden |
Issue | John III of Sweden Catherine, Countess of East Frisia Cecilia, Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern Magnus, Duke of Östergötland Anna, Countess Palatine of Veldenz Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch Charles IX of Sweden |
Father | Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud |
Mother | Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa |
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