Elin Gustavsdotter

Elin Gustavsdotter Sture, (15th century – 1495), was a Swedish noblewoman, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson (Tott).

Elin Gustavsdotter (or Gustafsdotter) was the daughter of the nobleman Gustav Algotsson of the influential Sture family. She was married to Erik Axelsson in September 1466 in a marriage alliance arranged to strengthen Axelsson's position and support within the Swedish nobility; the same year, he was elected Regent by the Swedish nobility. Lady Elin thereby became first lady and took the part of a queen within the Swedish court. In 1467 her spouse resigned his position as Regent in favour of King Charles VIII and became governor of the eastern border provinces in Finland. The couple had no known children.

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Litet lexikon över Sveriges regenter" av Lars O. Lagerqvist och Nils Åberg

Elin Gustavsdotter Born: 15th century Died: 1495
Preceded by Dorothea of Brandenburg as Queen consort	Regent consort of Sweden 1466–1467	Succeeded by Christina Abrahamsdotter as Queen consort

Swedish royal consorts

Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława^ (late 10th century)* Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade (990s–995) Estrid of the Obotrites (1000–1022) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir^ (1022–1050) Astrid Njalsdotter (1050–1060) Helena (1079–1084) Blotstulka (1084–1087) Helena (1088–1105) Ingegerd of Norway^ (1105–1118) Ragnhild Halstensdotter (1105–1117) Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1117–1125) Richeza of Poland (1127–1130) Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1134–1148) Richeza of Poland (1148–1156) Christina Björnsdatter (1156–1160) Brigida Haraldsdotter (1160–1161) Christina Stigsdatter (1163/1164–1167) Cecilia Johansdotter (1167–1190) Benedicta Ebbesdotter (1196–1199/1200) Ingegerd Birgersdotter (1200–1208) Richeza of Denmark (1210–1216) Helena Pedersdatter Strange (1229–1234) Catherine Sunadotter (1243/1244–1250) Sophia Eriksdotter (1260–1275) Hedwig of Holstein (1276–1290) Märta Eriksdotter (1298–1318) Blanche of Namur (1335–1363) Beatrice of Bavaria (1356–1359) Margareta Valdemarsdotter* (1363–1364) Richardis of Schwerin (1365–1377) Philippa of England^ (1406–1430)* Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1445–1448)* Karin Karlsdotter (1448) Merete Lydekedatter (1448) Catherine Karlsdotter (1448–1450) Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1457–1464)* Elin Gustavsdotter (1466–1467) Christina Abrahamsdotter (1470) Ingeborg Tott (1470–1497) Christina of Saxony^ (1497–1501)* Ingeborg Tott (1501–1503) Mette Dyre (1504–1512) Christina Gyllenstierna (1512–1520) Isabella of Austria^ (1520–1521)* Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1531–1533) Margaret Leijonhufvud (1536–1551) Catherine Stenbock (1552–1560) Karin Månsdotter (1567–1568) Catherine Jagellon (1568–1583) Gunilla Bielke (1585–1592) Anne of Austria (1592–1598) Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1599/1604–1611) Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1620–1632) Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1654–1660) Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1680–1693) Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1718/1719–1720) Ulrika Eleonora (1720–1741) Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1751–1771) Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1771–1792) Frederica of Baden (1797–1809) Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp* (1809–1818) Désirée Clary* (1818–1844) Josephine of Leuchtenberg* (1844–1859) Louise of the Netherlands* (1859–1871) Sophia of Nassau* (1872–1907) Victoria of Baden (1907–1930) Louise Mountbatten (1950–1965) Silvia Sommerlath (1976–present)

* also Queen of Norway ^ also Queen of Denmark

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