Margaret Leijonhufvud

Margaret Leijonhufvud
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure1 October 1536 – 26 August 1551
Coronation2 October 1536
Born1 January 1516
Ekeberg Castle, Närke, Sweden
Died26 August 1551(1551-08-26) (aged 35)
Tynnelsö Castle, Södermanland, Sweden
Burial
SpouseGustav I of Sweden
IssueJohn III of Sweden
Catherine, Countess of East Frisia
Cecilia, Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern
Magnus, Duke of Östergötland
Anna, Countess Palatine of Veldenz
Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
Charles IX of Sweden
FatherErik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud
MotherEbba Eriksdotter Vasa
Queen Margaret as shown on her grave monument.

Margaret Leijonhufvud or Margareta Eriksdotter (1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the King.