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3 unusual facts about Princess Cecilia of Sweden


Cecily of Sweden

Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Princess of Sweden 1540, Duchess consort of Baden by marriage

Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Cecilia of Sweden, (Swedish: Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa) (Stockholm, 16 November 1540 – Brussels, 27 January 1627), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second queen, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern through marriage with Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern.

She was pregnant at this point, and when she finally reached Rodemachern (now Rodemack) her son was born handicapped, for which she blamed her creditors for the rest of her life.



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