Events from the year 1551 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustav I Queen - Margaret Leijonhufvud
Events Georg Norman, a German administrator who had been influential in the Swedish Reformation and government reorganisation, was appointed as an ambassador. King Gustav Vasa ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals suspected of murdering his secretary using poison and sorcery. While the trials did not fully proceed in 1551, it marked a notable moment in the history of Swedish witch trials.
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Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud, the second wife of King Gustav I, died of pneumonia on August 26, 1551, at Tynnelsö Castle. She was a significant figure as an advisor to the king and mother to many of his children.
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