Sko Abbey

In 1520, the sister of Gustav I of Sweden, Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa, was given refuge there during the Stockholm Bloodbath.

During the Swedish Reformation in 1527, the Abbey was banned from accepting novices and its assets was confiscated by the crown in accordance with the Reduction of Gustav I of Sweden.

The members were free to leave or to remain supported by an allowance from the estates formerly belonging to the Abbey.

In 1566, these rights were confirmed, at which point the nuns were apparently still managing their school for daughters of the nobility.

In the early 1600s, King Charles IX donated the property to the then 27-year-old Herman Wrangel as a reward for services rendered.