Gunilla Bielke

Gunilla Bielke
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure15 February 1585 – 17 November 1592
Coronation22 February 1585
Born25 June 1568
Died19 July 1597(1597-07-19) (aged 29)
Spouse
(m. 1585; died 1592)
IssueJohn, Duke of Östergötland
FatherJohan Axelsson Bielke
MotherMargareta Axelsdotter Posse

Gunilla Bielke; Swedish: Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke af Åkerö (25 June 1568 – 19 July 1597) was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King John III. Queen Gunilla is acknowledged to have acted as the political adviser to John III and to have influenced his religious policies in favour of Protestantism.[1]

  1. ^ Gunilla Bielke, urn:sbl:13306, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Birgitta Lager), hämtad 2013-12-25