Benedicta Ebbesdotter of Hvide (ca. 1165 or 1170 – ca. 1199 or 1200) was a Swedish queen consort, first consort of king Sverker II of Sweden

Sverker II of Sweden

Sverker II was King of Sweden from 1196 to 1208.-Biography:...

. In Sweden

Sweden

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 she was often called Queen Bengta.

Biography

Benedicta was born in Knadrup i Northern Själland in Denmark

Denmark

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 between 1165 and 1170 as the child of the noble Ebbe Sunesson Hvide

Hvide

Hvide was a medieval Danish clan, and afterwards in early modern era a Danish noble surname of presumably one surviving branch of leaders of that clan. Before 16th century it was not used as surname...

. In about the year of 1185, she married Sverker Karlsson.

In 1195, her spouse became king of Sweden, and she became queen consort. The same year, her relative, the priest

Priest

A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

 Andreas Sunesson, returned to Sweden from France

France

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 and became the leading clerical politician in the archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

ric under Absalon

Absalon

Absalon was a Danish archbishop and statesman, who was the Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and Archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and churchfather of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I of...

, also a relative of Benedicta. Queen Benedicta is described as religious, and she supported the power aspirations of the church and the archbishop Olov Lambatunga

Olov Lambatunga

Olov Lambatunga was archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198-1206.Little is known about Olov. A couple of papal letters exist: In 1200, the pope declared that Catholic Church estates were free from government taxes and that clerics should not be subjected to the courts and judges of the government, but...

 in Uppsala

Uppsala

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Queen Benedicta died in 1199 or in 1200. The cause of her death are unknown, but is sometimes believed to have ben childbirth

Childbirth

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Children

1. Helena Sverkersdotter born ca 1190, d. after 1222, queen mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden
   Catherine of Ymseborg
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2. Margareta Sverkersdotter
3. Karl Sverkersson the Younger

Succession