Christina Gyllenstierna

Christina Gyllenstierna
Christina Gyllenstierna
Born	1494
Died	January 1559 Hörningsholm Castle
Noble family	House of Gyllenstierna
Spouse(s)	Sten Sture the Younger
Father	Nils Eriksson Gyllenstierna
Mother	Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér)

Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna of Fogelvik (Swedish: Kristina or Kerstin: 1494 – January 1559, Hörningsholm Castle) was a Swedish noblewoman. She was married to the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and led the Swedish resistance against Christian II of Denmark after the death of her spouse. In her own lifetime she was simply referred to as Fru Kristina ('Lady Christina'), but she has become known in history as Kristina Gyllenstierna because of the house of nobility to which she belonged.^[1]