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Nils Göransson Gyllenstierna Nils Göransson Gyllenstierna (; c. 1526 - October 1601; sometimes Nils Jöransson, or Nisse Gyllenstierna) was a Swedish statesman and aristocrat who was Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1561 to 1590 and Lord high Steward of Sweden from 1590 ...

af Lundholm and Ebba Bielke af Åkerö. In 1608, she married the

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'' nobleman Hans Claesson Bielkenstierna (d. 1620). She was appointed head lady in waiting in 1634. During her tenure, she is known to have made use of her position to recommend relatives to offices, and it is noted that she had her daughters Ebba and Karin and her niece Ebba Gyllenstierna to maids-of-honours.Eva Österberg, red (1997). Jämmerdal & Fröjdesal. Kvinnor i stormaktstidens Sverige. Stockholm: Atlantis AB.

References

* http://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Gyllenstierna_af_Lundholm_nr_3 * Erik Petersson: Maktspelerskan : drottning Kristinas revolt (2011) * Marie-Louise Rodén: Drottning Christina : en biografi (2008) * Eva Österberg, red (1997). Jämmerdal & Fröjdesal. Kvinnor i stormaktstidens Sverige. Stockholm: Atlantis AB. 1581 births 1646 deaths Mistresses of the Robes (Sweden) People from the Swedish Empire Court of Christina, Queen of Sweden 17th-century Swedish nobility {{Sweden-noble-stub