Karin Månsdotter was first the mistress and then the Queen of King Eric XIV of Sweden.
Queen Catherine as drawn by her husband in prison
Detail from an 1864 painting of Catherine by Erik Johan Löfgren
An 1870s glass painting by Wladimir Swertschkoff above her grave in the Cathedral of Turku shows Karin Månsdotter "rejecting the crown" with two of her pages.
Close-up of Queen Catherine's face from the window painting (above)
Eric XIV was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Estonia, after it placed itself under Swedish protection in 1561.
Portrait by Domenicus Verwilt, 1561
Image of King Eric on a wall of Stockholm Palace
Eric's sarcophagus in Västerås Cathedral
Karin Månsdotter as drawn by her husband