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Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke – 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), known as Kung Märta (lit. ' King Martha '), was a politically-active Swedish noblewoman.
Biografia. Appartenne ad una delle famiglie nobili più potenti della Svezia. Era figlia di Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, morto durante il Bagno di sangue di Stoccolma, e di Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa, parente del re. Si sa ben poco della sua vita prima del suo matrimonio.
In 1574, a scandal took place when her brother Erik Stenbock made his legendary elopement with their cousin, Malin Sture, daughter of her famous aunt Martha Leijonhufvud. The couple were in love, but had been forbidden to marry by Martha because they were cousins.
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.
Märta Eriksdotter was born into mainstream politics in the 1500s, as the daughter of Erik Abrahamsson (Leijonhufvud), knight and member of the Council of the Realm, and his wife Ebba Eriksdotter (Vasa), King Gustav Vasa’s second cousin.
Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud was one of the most important Swedish rulers during the 16th century. She was King Gustav I Vasa’s second wife and as queen she exercised responsibility for elements.
Martha Erikdotter Leijonhufvud (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke – 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), known as Kung Märta (King Martha), was a politically active Swedish noble.
