Martha Eriksdotter (Märta Bonde) was the alleged daughter of
Erik X,
King of Sweden
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, flourishing in the first half of the 13th century. However, knowledge about her is derived from a genealogy added to a 15th-century copy of the
Erikskrönikan
The ''Eric Chronicle'' (Swedish: ''Erikskrönikan'') is the oldest surviving Swedish chronicle. It was written by an unknown author (or, less probably, several authors) between about 1320 and 1335.
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. This genealogy may have been part of the ambition of
Charles VIII of Sweden
Charles VIII ( sv, Karl; 1408–1470), contemporaneously known as Charles II and called Charles I in Norwegian context, was king of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465 and 1467–1470) and king of Norway (1449–1450).
Regnal name
Charles was th ...
(d. 1470) to prove his right to the throne by presenting a more impressive family background. The existence of Martha Eriksdotter and her marriage have therefore been doubted by some modern Swedish historians, who think she was just made up by Charles or his chancellery. Nevertheless, a few historians have maintained that her position cannot be entirely explained as a forgery.
Family life
According to the genealogy she was married to Nils Sixtensson Sparre, a Marshal in Sweden. Martha’s paternity and her marriage are recorded in the book ''Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor'' by PG Berg and Wilhelmina Stålberg, Page 274. The title of the book in English is: ''Notes on Swedish women''. (A biographical dictionary from 1864, covering only Swedish women.)
In
Swedish
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the page reads:
''Märtha, dotter af Erik X, som blef gift med Nils Sixtensson till Tofta, och, genom detta äktenskap, stammoder för Sparre- och Oxenstjerna-slägterna.''
[PG Berg and Wilhelmina Stålberg, ''Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor'', p. 274.]
English
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translation:
"Martha, daughter of Erik X, who was married to Nils Sixtensson of Tofta, and, through this marriage a progenitress strain for the Sparre and Oxenstjerna families."
Children
Allegedly, they had 2 children together,
*Sixten Nilsson Sparre
*Abjorn Nilsson Sparre
External links
Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor
Ancestry
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martha Eriksdotter
House of Eric
People whose existence is disputed
Martha 1220
Daughters of kings