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Margaret Leijonhufvud

1516 - 1551

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Margaret Leijonhufvud or Margareta Eriksdotter (1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor and intermediary to her spouse. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret Leijonhufvud is the 313th most popular companion (down from 308th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 164th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Companion.

Margaret Leijonhufvud is most famous for her work on the economics of gender.

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Among companions, Margaret Leijonhufvud ranks 313 out of 784. Before her are Queen Cheorin, Meketaten, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Parysatis II, and Maria Laskarina. After her are Tuya, Dagmar of Bohemia, Karin Månsdotter, Juana Enríquez, Gertrude of Hohenberg, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1516, Margaret Leijonhufvud ranks 4. Before her are Mary I of England, Conrad Gessner, and Bayinnaung. After her are Tabinshwehti, Hieronymus Wolf, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Söyembikä of Kazan, André Thevet, Cristóvão da Gama, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Realdo Colombo. Among people deceased in 1551, Margaret Leijonhufvud ranks 4. Before her are Barbara Radziwiłł, Martin Bucer, and Sin Saimdang. After her are Sahib I Giray, Sebastián de Belalcázar, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Oda Nobuhide, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, George Martinuzzi, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, and Adriaen Isenbrandt.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Margaret Leijonhufvud ranks 166 out of 1,879. Before her are Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Rebecca Ferguson (1983), Adam Afzelius (1750), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), and Harriet Andersson (1932). After her are Loreen (1983), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), Karin Månsdotter (1550), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Tage Erlander (1901).

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Among COMPANIONS In Sweden

Among companions born in Sweden, Margaret Leijonhufvud ranks 4. Before her are Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Astrid of Sweden (1905), and Louise of Sweden (1851). After her are Karin Månsdotter (1550), Gunilla Bielke (1568), Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277), Catherine Stenbock (1535), Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805), Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (1984), and Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549).

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