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About Martha Leijonhufvud
Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, known as Kung Märta, was a politically active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav Vasa: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law of the regent Christina Gyllenstierna. In 1568, she financed the deposition of King Erik XIV, which placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne.
Everything about Martha Leijonhufvud →- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- December 24, 1520
- Died
- January 15, 1584