She was the recognized illegitimate daughter of King Erik XIV of Sweden and his official royal mistress Agda Persdotter.
This was illegal, as according to the law the mother had sole custody until the children reached the age of three.
Virginia was reportedly displeased when she was informed of the plans of her future marriage and refused.
On 7 May 1585, she was granted estates in Västergötland by her uncle King John III of Sweden, and the following year she herself chose to marry the noble Håkan Knutsson Hand, governor of Kronoberg Castle.
In 1589, she was granted further estates by the future King Charles IX of Sweden in his Duchy of Södermanland.