Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (died 1584)

Martha Leijonhufvud

Swedish noblewoman (1520–1584)

Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, known as Kung Märta, was a politically active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law…