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She was the mother of the acknowledged illegitimate daughter of Magnus, Lucretia Magnusdotter (Gyllenhielm). Valborg Eriksdotter background is unconfirmed, but she is believed to be the daughter of a vicar.
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Valborg Eriksdotter
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She was the only official mistress of Magnus with the exception of Anna von Haugwitz. lieutenant is noted that she could read and write, which was not common at the time. She became the official mistress of Magnus in 1560, and followed him to Vadstena when he left court to reside at Vadstena Castle as duke of Ostrogothia.
She was still the mistress of Magnus at Nyköping Castle the autumn of 1567, but by November, the relationship seem to have been terminated.
Valborg Eriksdotter married by autumn 1567 a "Master Hans" who is otherwise unidentified. lieutenant is noted that she visited Magnus during late 1567, and that she, by all accounts, was regarded to have a good effect upon him.
She became a widow the autumn of 1568 and was awarded several estates which provided her with a good income by king John III. She died on one of her estates in 1580, likely of the plague which was present in Sweden at that year.
