Births on January 1

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Born on January 1, 1516

Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)

Margaret Leijonhufvud (née Margareta Eriksdotter; 1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the King.

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Margaret Leijonhufvud
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Events on 1516

24 Aug

Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.