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Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden 1516–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1516

Birth Location: Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède

Death Date: 13 Jun 1551

Death Location: Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède

Father: Erik Leijonhufvud

Mother: Ebba Leijonhufvud

Spouse(s): Gustav Sweden

Children(s): Anna Sweden

The story of Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden began in 1516 in Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède. Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden married Gustav Eriksson Vasa King Of Sweden, and had children including Anna Maria Gustavsdotter Of Sweden. Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden passed away in 1551 in Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède.

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Biography

  • The story of Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden began in 1516 in Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède.
  • Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden married Gustav Eriksson Vasa King Of Sweden, and had children including Anna Maria Gustavsdotter Of Sweden.
  • Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden passed away in 1551 in Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erik Leijonhufvud
1471–1520
Birth Location: Brunsberg, Ytterselö, Södermanland, Sverige
EL
Ebba Leijonhufvud
1491–1549
Birth Location: Norrby, Jäder, Österrekarne härad, Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Suède
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Spouses(s)

Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Location: Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède
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Children(s)

Anna Sweden
1545–1610
Birth Location: Hovförsamlingen, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
AS

Margareta Sweden's Ancestors

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Margareta Sweden
1516–1551
Birth Place: Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède
Parents
Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud
1471–1520
Brunsberg, Ytterselö, Södermanland, Sverige
Ebba (Eriksdotter Vasa, G) Leijonhufvud
1491–1549
Norrby, Jäder, Österrekarne härad, Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Suède
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margareta Sweden's Descendants

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Margareta (Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of) Sweden (1 Jan 1516–13 Jun 1551) m. Gustav (Eriksson Vasa, King of) Sweden (12 May 1496–29 Sep 1560)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria Gustavsdotter of) Sweden 1545–1610 m. Georg (Johann I von) Pfalz-Veldenz 1543–1592
    1. 1. Ursula (van Pfalz Veldenz Countess Palatine of) Veldenz 1572–1635 m. Bastian (Hans) Ziegler 1572–1633
      1. 1. Johannes (Erasmus) Ziegler 1590–1668 m. Margaretha Grimm 1595–1658 m. Susanna (Alligaier) Ziegler 1604–1658
        1. 1. Sybilla Ziegler 1616–1661 m. Hanß (Peter) Knüttel 1619–1665
        2. 2. Peter Zeigler 1622–
        3. 3. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        4. 4. Johann (Heinricus) Ziegler 1619–1693
        5. 5. Hans (Heinrich) Ziegler 1619–1693
        6. 6. Johann (Heinricus or Fredericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        7. 7. Margareta Ziegler 1618–1621
        8. 8. Claranna Ziegler 1621–1622
        9. 9. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1619–1693
        10. 10. Johanne (Eleonore) Ziegler 1774–1807
        11. 11. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        12. 12. Claranna Ziegler 1621–1622
        13. 13. Anna Ziegler 1619–
      2. 2. Margaretha Ziegler 1633–
      3. 3. Anna (Maria) Ziegler 1630–
      4. 4. Agnes Ziegler 1627–
      5. 5. Michael Ziegler 1612–
      6. 6. Johannes (Erasmus) Ziegler 1603–1668
      7. 7. Melchior Ziegler 1600–1627
      8. 8. Phoebe Ziegler 1594–1609
      9. 9. Jorg Ziegler –1607
      10. 10. Eva (Sebastian Zingler) Riegler 1624–1605
      11. 11. Hans Ziegler 1611–1641
      12. 12. Sebastianus Ziegler 1616–
      13. 13. Margaretha (Ziegler) Ellesser 1597–1656
      14. 14. Ursula (Apollonia) Engelhartt 1608–1691
      15. 15. Anna Ziegler 1605–
      16. 16. Katharina Ziegler 1619–
      17. 17. Albertus Ziegler 1614–1614
    2. 2. Georg (Gustav Hans Van Pfalz Veldenz) II 1564–1634
    3. 3. Anna (Margarethe van) Pfalz-Veldenz 1571–1621
    4. 4. Johan Ruprecht 1567–1569
    5. 5. Anna Margareta 1566–1567
    6. 6. Georg (Gustav Keurvorst Van Van) Pfalz-Veldenz 1564–1634
    7. 7. Johann (August Van Pfalz) Veldenz 1575–1611
    8. 8. Georg (Johann Van Pfalz) Veldenz 1586–1654

Margareta Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1 Jan 1516
Birth of Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden in Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède
Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède
1551
13 Jun 1551
Age 35
Death of Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of Sweden in Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède
Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1516
    Event Place: Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1551
    Event Place: Tynnelsö slott, Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland, Suède
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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