Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa
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Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa was a Swedish noble
. She was the mother of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud
and King Märta and mother-in-law of King Gustav Vasa.
Ebba was the daughter of nobleman Erik Karlsson (Vasa) and noblewoman Anna Karlsdotter. Her father was the cousin of Erik Johansson Vasa, father of King Gustav Vasa.
She was married to Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud 18 January 1512 in Söderköping
. In 1520, her spouse was executed during the Stockholm Bloodbath
.
In 1536, her daughter Margaret became queen, and Ebba became the mother-in-law of the king. During the first years of her daughter's marriage, Ebba had an influential position in the Swedish royal court; it was said, that the king did not dare to oppose her. Ebba was a stern Catholic, and in 1536, the king gave her Vreta Abbey, which was given her protection during the Swedish reformation. Eventually, Ebba withdraw to Vreta Abbey, were she died in 1549.
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
. She was the mother of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud
Margaret Leijonhufvud
-Children:#John III , Duke of Finland, King of Sweden 1567-1592#Catherine , wife of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia#Cecilia , wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern...
and King Märta and mother-in-law of King Gustav Vasa.
Ebba was the daughter of nobleman Erik Karlsson (Vasa) and noblewoman Anna Karlsdotter. Her father was the cousin of Erik Johansson Vasa, father of King Gustav Vasa.
She was married to Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud 18 January 1512 in Söderköping
Söderköping
Söderköping is a locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,951 inhabitants in 2005. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...
. In 1520, her spouse was executed during the Stockholm Bloodbath
Stockholm Bloodbath
The Stockholm Bloodbath, or the Stockholm Massacre , took place as the result of a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of King Christian II...
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In 1536, her daughter Margaret became queen, and Ebba became the mother-in-law of the king. During the first years of her daughter's marriage, Ebba had an influential position in the Swedish royal court; it was said, that the king did not dare to oppose her. Ebba was a stern Catholic, and in 1536, the king gave her Vreta Abbey, which was given her protection during the Swedish reformation. Eventually, Ebba withdraw to Vreta Abbey, were she died in 1549.