Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (13 December 1538,
Mörkö,
Södermanland
Södermanland ( ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinisation of names, Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden, historical province (or ) on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergà ...
– 16 March 1613), was a Swedish nobleman who served as governor (häradshövding) of
Stranda Hundred from 1577 to 1613.
[Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture, www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/SigridSture, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by Maria Sjöberg), retrieved 2025-01-17.]
She was a daughter of
Svante Stensson Sture and
Märta ("king Martha") Erikdotter Leijonhufvud, thereby a niece of queen
Margaret Leijonhufvud and a granddaughter of regent
Christina Gyllenstierna
Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna of Fogelvik (Swedish: ''Kristina'' or ''Kerstin'': 1494 РJanuary 1559, H̦rningsholm Castle) was a Swedish noblewoman. She was married to the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and led the Swedish ...
. She married
Ture Pedersson Bielke and became the mother of
Svante Turesson Bielke. 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.
References
Sources
*PLF-Nytt. January 2005. Nr 72
*Det medeltida Sverige (DMS)
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1538 births
1613 deaths
16th-century Swedish nobility
16th-century women regents
16th-century regents
16th-century governors
People from Södertälje Municipality