| Maria Eleonora | |
|---|---|
 Portrait after Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1619 | |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 25 November 1620 – 6 November 1632 |
| Born | 11 November 1599 Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia |
| Died | 28 March 1655 (aged 55) Stockholm, Swedish Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue More.. | Christina, Queen of Sweden |
| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Duchess Anna of Prussia |
Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11 November 1599 – 28 March 1655) was Queen of Sweden from 1620 to 1632 as the wife of King Gustav II Adolph (Gustavus Adolphus).[1] She was born a German princess as the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.[2]
In 1620, Maria Eleonora married Gustavus Adolphus with her mother's consent, but against the will of her brother George William, Elector of Brandenburg, who had just succeeded her father. She bore her husband a daughter, Christina, in 1626, who later became the Queen of Sweden.[3]
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