Princess Cecilia of Sweden

Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern
Tenure	1564–1575
Born	16 November 1540 Stockholm
Died	27 January 1627(1627-01-27) (aged 86) Brussels
Spouse	Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
House	Vasa
Father	Gustav I of Sweden
Mother	Margareta Leijonhufvud

Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
Gustav I
Parents Erik Johansson Cecilia Månsdotter Children Eric XIV John III Catherine Cecilia Magnus Anna Sophia Elizabeth Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children Sigrid Gustav
John III
Children Sigismund Anna John
Sigismund
Children Władysław IV John II Casimir John Albert Charles Ferdinand Alexander Charles Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
Children Catherine Gustavus Adolphus Maria Elizabeth Christina Charles Philip Grandson Charles X Gustav
Gustavus Adolphus
Children Christina
Christina
v t e

Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa) (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern as the wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern. She is the most famous daughter of Gustav I, known for a courtship scandal in connection with a sister's wedding and for a lengthy stay in England under Elizabeth I where her first child was born.