Sofia Johansdotter (Gyllenhielm)

1559–1583

Born: 1559
Country of birth: Sweden
Died: Jun 1583, Tallinn

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Birth1559Probable1 source
DeathJun 1583, TallinnProbable1 source
ParentJohn III of SwedenConfirmed1 source
ParentKarin HansdotterConfirmed1 source

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1559
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Jun 1583
Died · Tallinn
Death, Tallinn

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The world around 1559: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

A letter traveling from Krakow to Vilnius took approximately seven days in the mid-16th to early 17th century.

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Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm was a Swedish noblewoman, the illegitimate daughter of King John III of Sweden and Karin Hansdotter.

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