Lucretia Magnusdotter (Gyllenhielm) (1562-1624), was the illegitimate daughter of the Swedish prince Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, and

Valborg Eriksdotter Valborg Eriksdotter (1545-1580), was the royal mistress of Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, between 1560 and 1567. She was the only official mistress of Magnus with the exception of Anna von Haugwitz. She was the mother of the acknowledged illegitim ...

. She married the German noble Christoffer von Warnstedt (1542-1627) in 1586.

Life

As was the tradition with the illegitimate children of royalty, she was raised by her mother until the age of three. Thereafter, she was placed in the care of her aunt, Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, to whom she became a courtier as an adult. In 1581, she followed Elizabeth to her wedding in Germany with Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch. There, she met the nobleman and courtier Christoffer von Warnstedt and wished to marry him, but she was not granted permission by

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 ...

until 1586. The couple settled in Sweden, where her spouse became governor and she the head lady in waiting ('' hovmästarinna'') to

Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

, consort of her uncle King

Charles IX of Sweden Charles IX, also Carl ( sv, Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I () and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric X ...

.Gadd, Pia (Swedish): ''Frillor, fruar och herrar - en okänd kvinnohistoria'' (Mistresses, wives and masters - an unknown history of women) Falun 2009

Issue

# Carl (1587-29 November 1607) # Johan (1590 - 1628), married to Anna Kyle. # Magnus (-1626) # Christina (24 March 1600 - 15 April 1654) # Melcher (June 1602 - 21 February 1655)

References

Other sources

* Gadd, Pia (Swedish): ''Frillor, fruar och herrar - en okänd kvinnohistoria'' (Mistresses, wives and masters - an unknown history of women) Falun 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusdotter, Lucretia Swedish ladies-in-waiting 1562 births 1624 deaths 16th-century Swedish women 15th-century Swedish women