 In 1568, her father was deposed by her uncle, John III of Sweden.On 7 May 1585, she was granted estates in Västergötland by her uncle King John III of Sweden, and the following year she herself chose to marry the noble Håkan Knutsson Hand, governor of Kronoberg Castle.In 1589, she was granted further estates by the future King Charles IX of Sweden in his Duchy of Södermanland.