Filippa Eriksdotter Fleming (died 1578) was a Finnish noble and landowner.
Family
She was born to
Erik Fleming and Hebbla Siggesdotter, was the sister of
Joakim Fleming and
Klas Fleming, and niece of
Valborg Fleming. She was the heir of a large number of estates in both Sweden proper as well as
Swedish Finland
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, among them
Yläne
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It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,119 (2004-12-3 ...
manor in
Pöytis in Finland, which were her prime residence.
Will
Fleming is known for her will, in which she bequeathed Yläne manor to
John III of Sweden
John III ( sv , Johan III, fi, Juhana III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomous ...
, her estates in Sweden proper to her niece Anna Fleming, and her remaining estates to her betrothed, Knut Jönsson
Kurck
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.
Both the fact that she issued a will and that it was accepted was exceptional: being an unmarried female rather than a widow, she had no formal right to make a will at all, and additionally, it was in any case breaking the law by excluding her brother from his inheritance.
References
Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland)Conciliatory, negotiating, insubordinate women. Female agency in the Fleming family, 1470–1620h1>
Further reading
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1578 deaths
16th-century Finnish nobility
Swedish landowners
Finnish landowners
Swedish women landowners
Finnish women landowners
Year of birth missing
16th-century Finnish women
16th-century women landowners
16th-century landowners
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