 Her spouse was the brother-in-law of King Gustav I and the brother of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud, which gave them both an influential position at the royal court.Upon the coronation of Erik XIV in 1561, her spouse was created a Baron.In 1567, her spouse was one of two of the group of imprisoned nobles to survive the infamous Sture Murders, which killed among others the pouse of her sister-in-law Martha Leijonhufvud.