Cecilia Månsdotter Eka (c. 1476–1523) also called Cecilia of Eka , was a Swedish noblewoman . She was the spouse of Erik Johansson Vasa and mother of King Gustav I of Sweden .
10-496: Månsdotter is a Swedish patronymic ('Daughter of Måns´) that has been part of the name of Cecilia Månsdotter (c. 1476–1523), Swedish noblewoman Ebba Lilliehöök (Månsdotter, 1529–1609), Swedish noblewoman Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612), Queen of Sweden Karin Månsdotter (film) , a 1954 Swedish historical drama film [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
20-520: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cecilia M%C3%A5nsdotter Cecilia was born around 1476 in Eka, Lillkyrka , which is now known as Eka, Örebro County in Sweden . She was the oldest of the two children from the nobles Sigrid Eskilsdotter Banér and Magnus Karlsson Eka. Her mother later remarried, and became the mother of the famous Christina Gyllenstierna in her second marriage, who
30-944: Is no confirmation that this legend is true, however, though the women were said to have been badly treated in the prison by the cold air, harsh treatment and starvation. The way of execution was the same method by which her mother was nearly executed during the Stockholm Bloodbath. In reality, it is believed that she died of the plague along with her two youngest daughters. Her mother, her half sister Christina, and her eldest daughter Margareta were eventually released and returned to Sweden. Cecilia Månsdotter married Erik Johansson Vasa and with him had eight children. Their children were: Their children were born in either Orkesta or Rydboholm Castle or Lindholmen, Vallentuna all in today's county of Stockholm ( Swedish : Stockholms Län ), in southeastern Sweden . Erik Johansson Vasa Erik Johansson Vasa (c. 1470 – 8 November 1520)
40-449: The surname Månsdotter . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Månsdotter&oldid=874368819 " Categories : Surnames Swedish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
50-646: The Swedish noblewomen taken as prisoners by the Danes. They were taken to Denmark in 1521 and imprisoned in the infamous Blaatornet (Blue Tower) in Copenhagen Castle - where she died of the plague in 1523, along with her two younger daughters Martha and Emerentia. Cecilia was promised her freedom by King Christian, if she convinced her son Gustav to submit to him. She agreed and did enter in negotiations with her son and wrote to him, but failed to convince him. Cecilia died
60-561: The capital city Stockholm in 1520, several members of the Sture party were executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath in November of that year. Among those executed was Erik Johansson Vasa on 8 November 1520. His first son, Gustav Eriksson Vasa , had escaped from Denmark some time before this event, and survived. He became King Gustav I of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560 and founder of
70-467: The same year her son Gustav became king of the newly independent Sweden, which he had liberated from Denmark. According to legend, she was in fact executed by the King of Denmark. As an act of revenge after her son proclaimed himself King of Sweden, the King of Denmark forced her to sew a sack. After she was finished, he allegedly had her placed in the sack and have it thrown in the sea, where she drowned. There
80-565: Was a Swedish noble and the Lord of Rydboholm Castle in Roslagen . His son would rule as King Gustav Vasa from 1523–1560. He was born around the year 1470 to Johan Kristiernsson Vasa and Birgitta Gustafsdotter Sture in a village named Örby in the province of Uppland , Sweden . He was one of four children from Johan and Birgitta. His father Johan was a first cousin of Knut Tordsson (Bonde), father of King Charles VIII of Sweden . His mother Birgitta
90-699: Was a sister of Sten Sture the Elder . Erik Johansson Vasa was a faithful adherent of the Stures , a powerful and influential family in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century, and was notorious for his irritable and arbitrary temper. He assisted the Stures in fighting against the Danes , who controlled most of Sweden during the early 16th century. When the Danes, led by King Christian II of Denmark , conquered Sweden and seized
100-494: Was thereby Cecilia's half sister. Cecilia Månsdotter married the noble Erik Johansson Vasa before 1495 and with him had eight children. In 1520, Cecilia's half sister Christina defended Stockholm from the Danish invasion, but was forced to surrender. Cecilia became a widow when her husband was executed at the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520. She, as well as her half sister Christina Gyllenstierna, her mother and her daughters, belonged to
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