Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern
Tenure1564–1575
Born16 November 1540
Stockholm
Died27 January 1627(1627-01-27) (aged 86)
Brussels
SpouseChristopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
HouseVasa
FatherGustav I of Sweden
MotherMargareta Leijonhufvud
Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa) (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern as the wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern. She is the most famous daughter of Gustav I, known for a courtship scandal in connection with a sister's wedding and for a lengthy stay in England under Elizabeth I where her first child was born.