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Encyclopedia > Margareta Leijonhufvud

Margareta Leijonhufvud (January 1, 1516 - August 26, 1551) was the consort of King Gustav I and a Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ...


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Margareta Leijonhufvud (377 words)
Margareta Leijonhufvud (January 1, 1516 - August 26, 1551) was the; consort of King Gustav I and a Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551.
Margareta Leijonhuvfud was daughter of one of Sweden's most powerful noble families and already engaged when the king decided to marry her.
Queen Margareta was described as intelligent and beautiful, and the marriage was considered a happy one; her husband was not known to be unfaithful to her.
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Margareta Leijonhuvfud was daughter of one of Sweden's most powerful noble families and already engaged when the king decided to marry her.
There is a story that describes this: The king caught his new queen and her former fiance together alone, with the young man, Svante Sture, on his knees and with his hands folded by the queen.
Queen Margareta was described as intelligent and beautiful, and the marriage was considered a happy one; her husband was not known to be unfaithful to her.
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