It is considered likely that Sten’s wife…

It is considered likely that Sten’s wife Christina acted as political adviser to her spouse and participated in state affairs, given her later role.

In practice, Sten and Christina already function as king and queen of Sweden.

In 1519, Peder Månsson, Bishop of Västerås, expresses his surprise in a letter from Rome to the Abbess of Vadstena Abbey that Sten has not yet been crowned, and in the contemporary Stockholm chronicle, Christina is referred to as "Our Gracious Princess".