Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (13 December 1538,
Mörkö,
Södermanland – 16 March 1613), was a Swedish noble, Governor (häradshövding) of
Stranda Hundred from 1577 to 1613.
She was the daughter of
Svante Stensson Sture and
Märta ("king Martha") Erikdotter Leijonhufvud, thereby the niece of queen
Margaret Leijonhufvud and the granddaughter of regent
Christina Gyllenstierna
Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna of Fogelvik (Swedish: ''Kristina'' or ''Kerstin'': 1494 – January 1559, Hörningsholm Castle) was a Swedish noblewoman. She was married to the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and led the Swedish res ...
. She married
Ture Pedersson Bielke and became the mother of
Svante Turesson Bielke
Svante is the shortening for the Swedish male first name Svantepolk.
It originates from Slavic ancestors of first prominent Svantes in Sweden. The Slavic languages have the name which is rendered as Sviatopolk in Russian, Swiãtopôłk in Kashub ...
. After the death of her husband in 1577, she succeeded him as royal governor of Stranda hundred. This was an unusual position for a person of her gender in 16th century Sweden, and one she kept until her death over 30 years later. She was, however, not allowed to rule formally, but was forced to appoint male proxies to officially rule in her place.
Sources
*PLF-Nytt. January 2005. Nr 72
*Det medeltida Sverige (DMS)
Further reading
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1538 births
1613 deaths
16th-century Swedish nobility
16th-century women rulers
16th-century civil servants