Gunilla Bielke | |
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Queen consort of Sweden | |
Tenure | 15 February 1585 – 17 November 1592 |
Coronation | 22 February 1585 |
Born | 25 June 1568 |
Died | 19 July 1597 | (aged 29)
Spouse | |
Issue | John, Duke of Östergötland |
Father | Johan Axelsson Bielke |
Mother | Margareta 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]