Princess Elizabeth of Sweden
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Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, was a Swedish princess, and a duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch by marriage to Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch. She was a daughter of King Gustav I of S
This image was long considered to be of her sister-in-law Queen Catherine but is now assumed to be of Elizabeth, with the text on the painting added later. It was probably painted in about 1580 when Elizabeth was engaged.
The Duchess in a lifesize sculpture on the Schwerin grave monument of her husband
Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch, was a son of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. He was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch and was the administrator of Ratzeburg and of the Commandery of Mir
Princess Elizabeth of Sweden
…Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa; 5 April 1549 – 20 November 1597), was a Swedish princess, and a duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch by marriage to Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch. She was a daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second spouse, Queen Margaret. During her early childhood, she, as well as her siblings in the…
Christopher's tomb in Schwerin Cathedral