16th Century
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Queen Elizabeth’s Swedish Lady-in-Waiting
As I previously wrote, Cecilia Vasa had a following of around a hundred people when she arrived in England for her unsuccessful stay at Queen Elizabeth’s court. One of these was Helena Snakenborg, born in 1549, daughter of the castle… Continue reading
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The Princess and the Queen
When the wedding negotiations began for Cecilia Vasa and her future husband in 1564, she expressed that she would rather forgo marriage and instead become a lady-in-waiting to a monarch whom she had the most profound admiration for: Elizabeth I… Continue reading
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The Princess and the Vadstena Rumble
On November 6, 1540, a baby girl was born at the royal palace Tre Kronor in Stockholm. She was named Cecilia, and if princesses at that time had surnames, it was Gustavsdotter. However, just as her father is not primarily… Continue reading
Scandinavian History 