Eric Trolle
Erik Trolle | |
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Born | c. 1460 |
Died | 1529 or 1530 |
Title | Regent Riksföreståndare |
Predecessor | Svante Nilsson |
Successor | Sten Sture the Younger |
Spouse(s) | Ingeborg Philipsdatter (Thott) Karin Eriksdotter (Gyllenstierna) |
Children | Gustav Trolle Kristina Ermegård Erik Joakim Beata Ingeborg |
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Eric Trolle (or Erik Arvidsson) (c. 1460–1530) was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487.[1]
Biography
Eric Arvidsson was born around 1460 into an important family of
Eric studied at the
He married in 1487 the wealthy Ingeborg Philipsdatter (Thott) (died 1495), his stepmother's first cousin, as his first wife and settled on her manor Ekholmen Castle (Ekholmens slott) in Uppland. His second wife, from about 1512, was Karin Eriksdotter Gyllenstierna, much his junior, who survived until around 1562. She was a great-granddaughter of King Charles VIII of Sweden. Eric Trolle's son Gustav Trolle (1488–1535) became Archbishop of Uppsala and leader of the Church of Sweden.[4] [5]
Wives
- Ingeborg Filipsdotter Tott (married at Lake Mälaren)
- Karin Eriksdotter Gyllenstierna (married about 1512, died about or before 12 March 1562)
Children
First marriage
- Gustaf Eriksson Trolle, christened 25 September 1488, died July 1535 a prisoner at Gottorp castle, archbishop
- Ermegård Eriksdotter, drowned in lake Mälaren 1495
- Kristina Eriksdotter, drowned in lake Mälaren 1495
- Erik Eriksson, lived 1511
Second marriage
- Beata Eriksdotter Trolle, died 13 April 1591 at Steninge, married 1538 Gabriel Kristiernsson Oxenstierna, who became 1st Baron of Mörby and Steninge (died 1585)
- Ingeborg Eriksdotter Trolle, died 1590, married 13 January 1544 Niels Eriksen Ryning, Lord of Lagnoe and Gimmersta (died 1578)
either first or second marriage:
- Joakim Eriksson Trolle
References
- ^ Eric Trolle (Nordisk familjebok)
- ^ "Trolle, Erik Arvidsson". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Trolle, Arvid Birgersson". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Nina Ringbom. "Ekholmen". Slottsguiden. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Trolle, Gustaf Eriksson". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 1 April 2020.