• Stockholm Bloodbath. In 1523, she married the German noble and riksråd Berend von Melen in Söderköping. The marriage was arranged by her second cousin the...
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    flee to Denmark to avoid reprisals. Just before Christmas in 1521, Berend von Melen, the commander of Stegeborg in Östergötland, transferred control to...
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  • Henrik von Melen, brother of Berend von Melen, the commander of Kalmar in 1523-24 and related to the king by marriage to his cousin Margareta von Melen. Suspected...
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    King Gustav sent Berend von Melen, married to his relative Margareta and governor of Kalmar Castle, to fight Norby. However, von Melen broke his loyalty...
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    reasons. During his early reign, the German nobles John VII of Hoya and Berend von Melen belonged to the most trusted allies of the king, and he arranged the...
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  • king's army. In 1525, her sister and brother-in-law Margareta von Melen and Berend von Melen became involved in the suspected attempt of Christina Gyllenstierna...
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    assault against the city of Kalmar, besieged by the mercenary troops of Berend von Melen. List of streets and squares in Gamla stan "Innerstaden: Gamla stan"...
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