Anna Karlsdotter (Vinstorpa)
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Anna Karlsdotter (died 1552), was a Swedish noble and landholder. She was the maternal grandmother of queen Margaret Leijonhufvud
and thereby great grandmother of king John III of Sweden
and king Charles IX of Sweden
. She is remembered as one of several possible people later identified with the famous legend of Pintorpafrun.
Anna Karlsdotter was the daughter of noble riksråd Karl Bengtsson (1454-1495) of the Vinstorpa family and Karin Lagesdotter Sparre, and sister of knight and riksråd Örjan Karlsson (1488-1500). She was the last descendant of the Vinstorpa family III. In 1488 she married first to riksråd Erik Karlsson (Vasa), a cousin of Erik Johansson Vasa (father of Gustav I of Sweden
) and became a widow when her husband was shot in 1491. In 1492 she remarried Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstierna) the younger, who was killed in 1502. She had twelve children. Twice widowed, she acquired the large estate Pinntorp in Sudermannia in 1508, and devoted the rest of her life to her estate. Anna is described as a firm and energetic person who was not afraid to argue with king Gustav and process about the inheritance after her husbands. During the Swedish Reformation
, Anna Karlsdotter was involved in a conflict with the king. After the new law of 1527, which allowed for the confiscation of estates granted to the church, Anna obtained several such old documents which granted property to the church in Skara from her family "more or less by force", but was forced by the king to give them back
She has been pointed out as one of the possible role models for the famous pintorpafrun, "The Pintorpa Lady", who was known in legends for her sadistic abuse and torture of her tenants. There are, however, no sources which points her out as cruel. Another person pointed out as the historical person behind pintorpafrun is Barbro Eriksdotter (Bielke)
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Margaret Leijonhufvud
-Children:#John III , Duke of Finland, King of Sweden 1567-1592#Catherine , wife of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia#Cecilia , wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern...
and thereby great grandmother of king John III of Sweden
John III of Sweden
-Family:John married his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland , house of Jagiello, in Vilnius on 4 October 1562. In Sweden, she is known as Katarina Jagellonica. She was the sister of king Sigismund II Augustus of Poland...
and king Charles IX of Sweden
Charles IX of Sweden
Charles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
. She is remembered as one of several possible people later identified with the famous legend of Pintorpafrun.
Anna Karlsdotter was the daughter of noble riksråd Karl Bengtsson (1454-1495) of the Vinstorpa family and Karin Lagesdotter Sparre, and sister of knight and riksråd Örjan Karlsson (1488-1500). She was the last descendant of the Vinstorpa family III. In 1488 she married first to riksråd Erik Karlsson (Vasa), a cousin of Erik Johansson Vasa (father of Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
) and became a widow when her husband was shot in 1491. In 1492 she remarried Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstierna) the younger, who was killed in 1502. She had twelve children. Twice widowed, she acquired the large estate Pinntorp in Sudermannia in 1508, and devoted the rest of her life to her estate. Anna is described as a firm and energetic person who was not afraid to argue with king Gustav and process about the inheritance after her husbands. During the Swedish Reformation
Swedish Reformation
The Protestant reformation in Sweden was introduced beginning in 1527 during the reign of king Gustav I of Sweden. The Swedish reformation ment the break with the Roman Catholic Church and the foundation of the Swedish Church. It is considered the ending point of the Swedish Middle Ages. The...
, Anna Karlsdotter was involved in a conflict with the king. After the new law of 1527, which allowed for the confiscation of estates granted to the church, Anna obtained several such old documents which granted property to the church in Skara from her family "more or less by force", but was forced by the king to give them back
She has been pointed out as one of the possible role models for the famous pintorpafrun, "The Pintorpa Lady", who was known in legends for her sadistic abuse and torture of her tenants. There are, however, no sources which points her out as cruel. Another person pointed out as the historical person behind pintorpafrun is Barbro Eriksdotter (Bielke)
Barbro Eriksdotter (Bielke)
Barbro Eriksdotter , known in history as Barbro Påle was a Swedish noble and land lord. She has a significant place within Swedish folklore, where she is known in a legendary ghost story, and is also believed to be the probable historical person behind the legend of pintorpafrun, a known figure...
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