Maria Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, document signed, 17 January 1637

Maria Eleonora, Queen of Sweden

Document signed ("Maria Eleonora[manu propria]"), 17 January 1637

being a passport made out for Thomas Klutin, written in gothic script, in Swedish,

1 page, folio, Grypsholms Slott (Mariefred, Sweden), 17 January 1637

Maria Eleonora (1599-1655), married Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1620 and their daughter was the celebrated Queen Christina (1626-1689). After Gustavus Adolphus was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, Christina assumed the throne, but Maria Eleonora was excluded from the Regency council. She fell into a depressive illness and in 1636 was confined to Grypsholm Castle, where she lost her parental rights to her daughter and was forbidden to contact her.