Elin Gustavsdotter
Elin Gustavsdotter Sture (died 1495) was a Swedish noblewoman and consort of the regent Erik Axelsson (Tott).
Biography
Elin Gustavsdotter was the daughter of the nobleman Gustav Algotsson of the influential Sture family. She was married to Erik Axelsson Tott in September 1466 in a marriage alliance arranged to strengthen Axelsson's position and support within the Swedish nobility; the same year, he was elected Regent by the Swedish nobility. Lady Elin thereby became first lady and took the part of a queen within the Swedish court. In 1467 her spouse resigned his position as Regent in favour of King Charles VIII and became governor of the eastern border provinces in Finland. The couple had no known children.[1]
References
- ^ "Erik Axelsson (Tott)". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
Other sources
Litet lexikon över Sveriges regenter" av Lars O. Lagerqvist och Nils Åberg
Elin Gustavsdotter Born: 15th century Died: 1495 | ||
Preceded by Dorothea of Brandenburg as Queen consort | Regent consort of Sweden 1466–1467 | Succeeded by Christina Abrahamsdotter as Queen consort |
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- Karin Karlsdotter (1448)
- Merete Lydekedatter (1448)
- Catherine Karlsdotter (1448–1450)
- Dorothea of Brandenburg*^ (1457–1464)
- Elin Gustavsdotter (1466–1467)
- Christina Abrahamsdotter (1470)
- Ingeborg Tott (1470–1497)
- Christina of Saxony*^ (1497–1501)
- Ingeborg Tott (1501–1503)
- Mette Dyre (1504–1512)
- Christina Gyllenstierna (1512–1520)
- Isabella of Austria*^ (1520–1521)
- Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1531–1533)
- Margaret Leijonhufvud (1536–1551)
- Catherine Stenbock (1552–1560)
- Karin Månsdotter (1567–1568)
- Catherine Jagiellon (1568–1583)
- Gunilla Bielke (1585–1592)
- Anne of Austria (1592–1598)
- Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1599/1604–1611)
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- Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1654–1660)
- Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1680–1693)
- Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1718/1719–1720)
- Ulrika Eleonora (1720–1741)
- Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1751–1771)
- Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1771–1792)
- Frederica of Baden (1797–1809)
- Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp* (1809–1818)
- Désirée Clary* (1818–1844)
- Josephine of Leuchtenberg* (1844–1859)
- Louise of the Netherlands* (1859–1871)
- Sophia of Nassau* (1872–1907)
- Victoria of Baden (1907–1930)
- Louise Mountbatten (1950–1965)
- Silvia Sommerlath (1976–present)
- * also Queen of Norway
- ^ also Queen of Denmark