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18 gen 2022 · Margherita Leijonhufvud, la regina svedese che rimase fedele alla sua fede cattolica. Public domain. Sandra Ferrer - pubblicato il 18/01/22. Nella Svezia luterana, la regina difese il...
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Margaret Leijonhuvfud was a member of one of Sweden's most powerful noble families: the early Leijonhufvud clan of Swedish nobility (the name meaning Lion's Head), being the daughter of Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, a man executed in the Stockholm bloodbath, and Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa, the second cousin of king Gustav. There is very little known of...
In 1535, the King was widowed by Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburgand left with only one legitimate child and heir. A new marriage for the King was deemed necessary, and his decision to choose a spouse from among the nobility has been explained by the need to secure inner support and allies among the nobility for his rule, and because of the political an...
Queen Margaret has been given a very good estimation in contemporary documents as well as in history, and referred to as intelligent and beautiful; she is described as a loyal wife who never abused her influence, as a responsible parent, a skillful manager of the royal court and household, and as a compassionate philanthropist of the poor and needi...
Margaret was almost constantly pregnant, which devastated her health. In August 1551, she and her children made an excursion by boat on Mälaren between Gripsholm and Västerås, and on their return, she took ill with pneumonia. According to the chronicle of Aegidius Girs, Margaret thanked her spouse on her death bed for making her queen, regretted th...
- Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud
- Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa
- Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden
- Gustav I of Sweden
1 ott 2020 · Margareta Leijonhufvud was an extraordinarily competent housewife who succeeded in taking responsibility for the royal household. As Queen of Sweden, she was responsible not only for Gripsholm, but also for several royal palaces and around 60 farms, as well as for travel arrangements between them.
Margaret Leijonhufvud – The Good Wife. Sunday, 22 July 2018, 0:00 Moniek Bloks Margaret Leijonhufvud, Sweden, The Royal Women 0. (public domain) This article was written by Sophie Strid. Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 until her death in 1551.
Queen of Sweden. 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 of Swedish policy-making for just over a decade, sometimes during turbulent developments like the Dacke War, a peasant uprising.
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Marguerite Lejonhufvud (en suédois : Margareta Eriksdotter (Leijonhufvud)) (1 er janvier 1516 - 26 août 1551), est reine consort de Suède du 1 er octobre 1536 à 1551, seconde épouse du roi Gustave I er Vasa après Catherine de Saxe-Lauenbourg.
Margherita Leijonhufvud; Dipinto di Johan Baptista van Uther: Regina consorte di Svezia; Stemma: In carica: 1º ottobre 1536 – 26 agosto 1551: Incoronazione: 2 ottobre 1536: Predecessore: Caterina di Sassonia-Lauenburg: Successore: Caterina Stenbock: Nascita: Castello di Ekeberg,
