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The Queen Who Was Crowned King

Not Just the Tudors

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She Abdicated in Favor of Her Male Cousin

She abdicated in favor of her male cousin. Why did she do that? The pressure on her would have been to marry. Sweden really needed a mare. And if she wasn't going to marry, that wouldn't happen. She was brought up to be on the absolute top of sweden. and according to gender, nor so time, she would have had to subjugate herself to her husband. So what happens to her? She goes off to rome. She becomes a catholic. Did she stay single? Do we know anything about her the remaining 30 years of her life? Seems to have for she sent france and to roam. But they were very happy to

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