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Gunilla Bielke
1568Jun, 25

Gunilla Bielke

Gunilla Bielke, Queen of Sweden (d. 1597)
Gunilla Bielke; Swedish: Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke af Åkerö (25 June 1568 – 19 July 1597) was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King John III. Queen Gunilla is acknowledged to have acted as the political adviser to John III and to have influenced his religious policies in favor of Protestantism.

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