Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633)
Sigrid Eriksdotter Vasa (15 October 1566 – 1633) was a Swedish princess and the legitimized daughter of King Eric XIV and his wife Karin Månsdotter. She was born at Svartsjö Castle on Färingsö, Sweden, and from birth was treated as legitimate. She grew up with a French nurse, Johanna de Herboville. In 1568 Karin became queen, and Sigrid and her brother Gustav attended their mother’s wedding and coronation to show their new status.
When Eric XIV was deposed in 1568, Sigrid and her family were imprisoned for a time. They were later allowed some freedom. In 1573 she moved with her mother to Turku Castle in Finland. After her father’s death in 1577, Sigrid and Karin were freed and settled at Liuksiala Manor in Finland. A painting from that era calls her “Miss Sigrid Vasa, legitimate daughter of King Eric,” a title used for noblewomen at the time.
She remained on good terms with her paternal family. In 1582 she became a lady-in-waiting to her cousin Princess Anna of Sweden and traveled with her to Poland. In 1587 she attended the coronation of Sigismund III Vasa in Poland, where she met her brother Gustav again.
In 1587 she was granted Liuksiala Manor with the right to inherit it, and she began to receive income from the estate. She married Henrik Klasson Tott in 1597, and they had three children: Åke Henriksson Tott, Anna Henriksdotter Tott, and Erik Henriksson Tott; Henrik died in 1603.
On 10 September 1609 she married Nils Nilsson, a royal official, at Tre Kronor Castle in Stockholm. They lived at the Swedish court. She sometimes clashed with King Charles IX over money, and he reportedly called her a bastard in arguments, but she remained part of the royal circle.
Sigrid died in 1633 at Liuksiala Manor in Kangasala, Finland, which was part of Sweden at the time.
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