Amalia von Hatzfeld (1560 – 23 September 1628
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in 1600–1607. Amalia von Hatzfeld was born to Vilhelm von Hatzfeld and Sibylla von Rodenhausen. Prior to her marriage, she served as

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to Princess Maria. In 1592, she married count Mauritz Stensson Leijonhufvud. She became the mother of

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. After the death of her spouse in 1600, the crown returned the county of Raseborg in Finland, which had been confiscated from her spouse, to her. She managed it as governor until 1607, when she sold it to the nephew of her late spouse, Sten.

References

* Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon * http://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Lewenhaupt_nr_2 * Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925-36. 1560 births 17th-century Finnish people 1628 deaths Swedish countesses Swedish ladies-in-waiting 17th-century women rulers {{Sweden-noble-stub