Martha Leijonhufvud

Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, known as Kung Märta, was a politically-active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law of the regent Christina Gyllenstierna. In 1568, she financed the deposition of King Eric XIV of Sweden, which placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne. ^{Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (d. 1584)}

24 December 1520

Born on the same birth day (24 December): Eric Moreland • Geoff Allott • Ivan Lawrence • Jay Wright (basketball) • Johann Hartmann • Joshua Primo • Liu Dong • Marguerite Williams • Mikhail Shchennikov • Munetaka Higuchi • Nick Kent • Tim Jennings • William Warburton

Born in the same month (December 1520): Barbara Radziwiłł