Theresa, Queen of Sweden

## Theresa of Austria

Queen of Sweden

Eric XIV, King of Sweden

Mark V, King of Sweden

Princess Louise of Sweden

Princess Emma of Sweden

Gustav III, King of Sweden

**Theresa Isabella Joanna of Austria** (1505/4 - July 14, 1546) was Queen Consort of Sweden by her marriage to Eric Vasa from April 30, 1530 to July 14, 1546 after her assassination, the murderer was beheaded. Theresa was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Theresa was close to her sister Elizabeth, though she never got to see the reign of her younger sister when she became Queen of England, she wrote to her sister "My dear sister, one day you will be Queen of any land, trust me my sister," Theresa was married against her will to Eric XV, King of Sweden who was 30 years older then Theresa.

Theresa was very popular in Sweden as she converted the the main religion of Lutheranism. This shocked and disgusted her parents who were Roman Catholic which they though Theresa went mad just like her sister Catherine Rose. But Theresa refused to stop being Lutheran, she went to church everyday to show everyone she wont change.

On a visit to meet her sister Joanna of Austria in Norway, a Catholic assassian from Sweden stabbed Theresa in the chest as she collapsed on the floor, her sister screamed and beat up the murderer and called for help, the murderer was beheaded and Theresa's coffin was sent back to Sweden were she was burried, her husband remarried Matilda of Languedoc.

## Early life

Theresa Isabella Joanna of Austria was born either in 1504 or 1505 in Valencia, Spain as the 8th child of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of France. Theresa was known for her pale beauty, but violent temper. Her father usually fed up with her temper said "Nothing, nothing can make her happy." Theresa had Bipolar disorder, but at the time no one understood mental illness. Theresa had a very difficult relationship with her older sisters Archduchess Eleanor of Austria and Archduchess Maria of Austria. Theresa had a better relationship with her younger sisters Archduchess Alixa Maria and Archduchess Anna Maria. Theresa was tall, and a beauty and she did not know it. Theresa suffered low-self esteem issues that followed her to an adult. Theresa was originally wed to the Crown prince of Norway, but Theresa's younger sister Archduchess Joanna of Austria was a better match, Theresa was then bethrothed to the king of Sweden. The marriage was arranged.

### Education

Theresa certainly was not the smartest of the daughters of Anne and Charles, she hated school and found school useless, she learned the basics but found her self shamelessly skipping from class to class. Her sister's were all getting smarter while Theresa was behind. Her mother in concern found a stricter tutorer who truamatized Theresa, Theresa had to be strapped to the chair so she would not escape the room. Theresa learned Swedish, and Dutch which were the only 2 langueages she knew other then Spanish, and German.

Theresa's eventually catched up to her siblings, Theresa's favourate class was music because she loved singing, but she hate reading and math, she found then boring and hard. Theresa hated history more, she had to write a ton of notes she would easily forget, but she found art okay, her favourate memory in art was having her portrait painted by Leonardo da' Vinci and Michaelangalo. Theresa was now, worthy of being Queen.

### Mental health

Theresa's mental health was very bad, her parents ignored her protest's and Theresa was let her guards down. She barely wen't to celabrations, she even once missed her own birth-day and had to be dragged before the court. She had only 1 friend Mariana Lusiganisa who Theresa was not close to. Anne thought Theresa was being dramatic and often punished her. But Theresa's mental health only turned worse. Theresa's biggest fear she said was failure. When Theresa had a chat with michaelangalo and Leonardo da' vinci, they all talked about there failures, Theresa biggest failure was letting her older siblings bully her.

### The Juan de Moibreza scandal

In 1515, Theresa met an Italian nobleman named Juan de Moibreza. Juan was handsome, manly, and strong. Theresa fell in-love with him, and Juan loved her back. But Theresa was already engaged to the Prince of Sweden. This caused scandal, and Juan's downfall, Juan was publicly hanged as a witch. And Theresa was imprisoned for 3 years.

## Imprisonment

Theresa was brought to a castle in Madrid were she was stripped naked then a white tunic was placed over her, Theresa was then brought to a cell and hand-cuffed. No lights or widows were in her cell. Her mental health grew only worse. When she was let out, she shunned her parents a took a boat to Sweden.

## Marriage

Theresa arrived in Sweden in 1526, her husband was Eric XV of Sweden, Eric was happy with his new wife, but Theresa was devastated. She missed Juan de Moibreza, and had a hard marriage. She gave birth to her first child Hedwiga of Sweden who was the future Grand-Duchess of Tuscany. Theresa's ladies in waiting were picked out by her parents, and Theresa never actually trusted them. She usually preferred to be alone in her room singing or sleeping. Theresa became very close to her eldest daughter whom she loved more then herself.

## Queen of Sweden

By 1530, the king of Sweden was killed in a duel, Theresa and her husband were crowned King and Queen, but Theresa was a Roman Catholic and Sweden was Protestant. Theresa had no idea who she wanted to be. Her mother told her she had to stay Roman Catholic, but her husband told her to be Protestant. Theresa had no desire to become Queen of Sweden and had a mental breakdown after her coronation. She gave birth to a son Crown Prince Eric. A year after Theresa converted to Lutheranism, which horrified her mother. During this period Theresa started drinking, and gambling to prevent depression causing 1 miscarriage. She stopped after she almost bumped into a wall cause she was so drunk.

## Assassination

Theresa was popular in Lutheran Sweden, but disliked in Roman Catholic Austria. Theresa was visiting her sister Joanna in 1546. Joanna was the Queen of Norway who was also protestant. But little did Theresa know one of her chef's on her ship was an assassian. When Theresa said hi to her sister the killer stabbed Theresa in the chest, Joanna screamed a beat up Theresa's killer and he was later beheaded. Theresa's death devatstated her husband. Her husband remarried her frenime Matilda of Languedoc.

## Children

1. Princess Hedwiga of Sweden married Francis I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, had issue.
2. Princess Eleanor of Sweden married Raymond XI, Prince of Antioch, had issue.
3. Eric XIV, King of Sweden married Isabella of Florence, had no issue.
4. Mark V, King of Sweden married Glorine de' Medici, had issue.
5. Princess Louise of Sweden never married, had no legitimate issue.
6. Princess Emma of Sweden married Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, had issue.
7. Still born twins
8. Gustav III, King of Sweden Married Princess Juana of Arezzo, had issue.

## Titles/Styles/Honours

1505/4 - June 20, 1526 *Archduchess Theresa Isabella Joanna of Austria*

June 20, 1526 - April 30, 1530 *Terese, Crown Princess of Sweden*

April 30, 1530 - July 14, 1546 *Terese, Queen of Sweden*