Ulf henriksson biography of william
Elin's father was Ulf Henriksson (Bååt) who died in October , probably at his estate at Fyllingarum in Östergötland.!
She was born in Sweden, as Elin Ulfsdotter of Fyllingarum in the province of Ostrogothia, in either or , as a younger daughter of Ulf Henriksson.
Helena Snakenborg
Swedish noblewoman
Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton, also known as Helena, and Helena the Red for her red hair, (1548/1549 – 10 April 1635) was a Swedish-born noblewoman, Maid of Honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and Marchioness of Northampton by her marriage to William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton.
Family and lineage
She was born in Sweden, as Elin Ulfsdotter of Fyllingarum in the province of Ostrogothia, in either 1548 or 1549, as a younger daughter of Ulf Henriksson, lord of Fyllingarum (d. c.
1565), of the Bååt family, and his wife, Agneta Knutsdotter, of the Lillie af Ökna family, heiress of Norrnes.
Helena Snakenborg was a lady-in-waiting first at the Swedish and subsequently at the English royal courts.Her father was a supporter of Gustav I, king of Sweden.[1] By all accounts, Helena was a beautiful woman, with large brown eyes, red hair, and a pink and white complexion. She was described as having a strong will and independent mind.
Helena had two brothers and three sisters who survived c
