Princess and nun. Of the Bonde Dynasty, she was one of the younger daughters of King Carl II and Queen Catherine. Her father wanted her admitted to the Birgittine nunnery at Vadstena which had been founded by her namesake Saint Bridget. He arrived there on January 1, 1454, with a bull he had managed to get from Pope Nicholas V allowing her especially to enter the abbey though she was only 8 years old, i. e. ten years younger than what was normal. It was a highly controversial matter, even with the bull, to break the Regula Salvatoris (Rule of the Savior), and the registrar even protested in writing that the Pope had not used wording to note that an exception was being made. Nevertheless, on Feb. 7th, Princess Bridget was admitted, but only for a year of probation, which Vadstena otherwise rarely used. When King Carl inspected and evaluated the extremely valuable regalia left at the convent by King Erik the Pomeranian and Queen Philippa of Scandinavia, he wryly commented that it was also against the Rule of the Savior to have such treasure stored there among the devotees. Nevertheless, on Feb. 23, 1455, in the presence of the Archbishops of Upsala and Lund, 4 more bishops and many other notables, Bridget and a few other maidens were made nuns at Vadstena in a royal ceremony conducted by the very powerful Archbishop John Bensonand, also contrary to rules, by King Carl. It was reported that the princess showed no sign of royal conceit but was firm and pious in spirit and when presented by him ran eagerly from her father's hands to join the other sisters. She died 14 years later at Vadstena only 23 years old, a year before the king, and was buried the same day.
Princess and nun. Of the Bonde Dynasty, she was one of the younger daughters of King Carl II and Queen Catherine. Her father wanted her admitted to the Birgittine nunnery at Vadstena which had been founded by her namesake Saint Bridget. He arrived there on January 1, 1454, with a bull he had managed to get from Pope Nicholas V allowing her especially to enter the abbey though she was only 8 years old, i. e. ten years younger than what was normal. It was a highly controversial matter, even with the bull, to break the Regula Salvatoris (Rule of the Savior), and the registrar even protested in writing that the Pope had not used wording to note that an exception was being made. Nevertheless, on Feb. 7th, Princess Bridget was admitted, but only for a year of probation, which Vadstena otherwise rarely used. When King Carl inspected and evaluated the extremely valuable regalia left at the convent by King Erik the Pomeranian and Queen Philippa of Scandinavia, he wryly commented that it was also against the Rule of the Savior to have such treasure stored there among the devotees. Nevertheless, on Feb. 23, 1455, in the presence of the Archbishops of Upsala and Lund, 4 more bishops and many other notables, Bridget and a few other maidens were made nuns at Vadstena in a royal ceremony conducted by the very powerful Archbishop John Bensonand, also contrary to rules, by King Carl. It was reported that the princess showed no sign of royal conceit but was firm and pious in spirit and when presented by him ran eagerly from her father's hands to join the other sisters. She died 14 years later at Vadstena only 23 years old, a year before the king, and was buried the same day.
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