Risultati di ricerca
9 giu 2024 · As a 17-year-old, in 1511, Kristina Gyllenstierna married Sten Svantesson Sture, later called Sten Sture the Younger. The time the marriage took place was a troubled period in Swedish history marked by decades of conflict between Sweden and Denmark over who would rule the Swedish kingdom.
18 giu 2024 · Sten Sture's widow, Kristina Gyllenstierna, however, continued to defend Stockholm when the Danish army besieged the city. Kristina and her supporters held out throughout the summer, but when Christian II promised them amnesty in September for opposing the Danish king, the Union and the Church, they finally gave up the defense.
6 giu 2024 · I think there are many things that make Christina Gyllenstierna’s contributions important. Her leadership during the Swedish war of liberation was very significant. Like I mentioned before, she effectively led the resistance against Christian II, the Danish King.
16 giu 2024 · Margareta is said to have been betrothed to Svante Sture (Sten Sture den Yngre and Kristina Gyllenstierna's son) but the engagement is said to have been broken when Gustav Vasa wanted to marry Margareta.
6 giu 2024 · In particular, Kristina Gyllenstierna was crucial in preventing Danish rule, especially in the chaotic time before the Stockholm Bloodbath. Her leadership was essential in defending Stockholm against King Christian II of Denmark's invading armies.
4 giorni fa · Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.
3 giu 2024 · Kristina Gyllenstierna and the Stockholm Bloodbath When state councillor Sten Sture the Younger died, it was his wife Kristina Gyllenstierna who led the resistance against the union. She d...
