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Christina Gyllenstierna

1494 - 1559

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Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna of Fogelvik (Swedish: Kristina or Kerstin: 1494 – January 1559, Hörningsholm Castle) was a Swedish noblewoman. She was married to the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger and led the Swedish resistance against Christian II of Denmark after the death of her spouse. In her own lifetime, she was simply referred to as Fru Kristina ('Lady Christina'), but she has become known in history as Kristina Gyllenstierna because of the noble family to which she belonged. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christina Gyllenstierna is the 608th most popular nobleman (up from 771st in 2019). (up from 2,059th in 2019)

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Among noblemen, Christina Gyllenstierna ranks 608 out of 1,415. Before her are Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Drahomíra, Othon de la Roche, Emma of France, Rupert I, Elector Palatine, and Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg. After her are Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Marie Victoire de Noailles, Konrad von Thüringen, James II, Count of La Marche, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Christina Gyllenstierna ranks 18. Before her are Antoinette de Bourbon, Hans Sachs, William Tyndale, Oronce Finé, Antonio de Mendoza, and Francesco Maurolico. After her are Saitō Dōsan, Domingo de Soto, Hans Tausen, Pierre Attaingnant, Ambrosius Holbein, and Johannes Agricola. Among people deceased in 1559, Christina Gyllenstierna ranks 17. Before her are Benvenuto Tisi, Gelawdewos, Michele Sanmicheli, Robert Estienne, Wen Zhengming, and Fatma Sultan. After her are Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Kanō Motonobu, Realdo Colombo, Adam Ries, and Lorenzo Priuli.

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