She was the daughter of Gustaf Olofsson Stenbock and Brita Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, who was the sister of the King's previous consort, Margareta Leijonhufvud.
The castle is best known in Swedish history as the home of the noble family Stenbock.
British singer Marc Almond (Soft Cell) with Michael Cashmore released the CD Gabriel & The Lunatic Lover in 2008 with two songs based on Stenbock's poems by the same name.
The painting Magnus Stenbock i Malmö (Magnus Stenbock in Malmö) was made by Gustaf Cederström in 1892, one of several paintings of Swedish history by this artist.
The palaces of Wrangel, Hessenstein, and Schering Rosenhane are today used by Svea Hovrätt, the appellate court for Svealand, while the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court reside in the palaces of Bonde and Stenbock respectively.