Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide
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Christina Hvide (c. 1145 – c. 1200) was a mediaeval Swedish Queen, queen consort of King Charles VII of Sweden
and mother of King Sverker II of Sweden
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Christina Stigsdatter was the daughter of the Danish nobleman Stig Tokesen (died 1150) of the Hvide family from Scania
(then a Danish province) and the Danish Princess Margaret of Denmark. She was married to King Charles VII of Sweden
in 1163 (or 1164) and was in Sweden known as Queen Kristina. In 1163, the Swedish jarl Guttorm greeted her in Scania and travelled with her to Sweden, but it is guessed that the ceremony took place after the inauguration of the new archbishop Stefan (Archbishop of Uppsala)
in 1164. When her husband was deposed in 1167, she fled to Denmark with her son.
The date of her birth and death is not known, but suggested to be c. 1145 and c. 1200 respectively.
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Charles VII of Sweden
Charles "VII" also Carl , or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish , was ruler of Gothenland, and then King of Sweden from circa 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated....
and mother of King Sverker II of Sweden
Sverker II of Sweden
Sverker II was King of Sweden from 1196 to 1208.-Biography:...
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Christina Stigsdatter was the daughter of the Danish nobleman Stig Tokesen (died 1150) of the Hvide family from Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
(then a Danish province) and the Danish Princess Margaret of Denmark. She was married to King Charles VII of Sweden
Charles VII of Sweden
Charles "VII" also Carl , or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish , was ruler of Gothenland, and then King of Sweden from circa 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated....
in 1163 (or 1164) and was in Sweden known as Queen Kristina. In 1163, the Swedish jarl Guttorm greeted her in Scania and travelled with her to Sweden, but it is guessed that the ceremony took place after the inauguration of the new archbishop Stefan (Archbishop of Uppsala)
Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala)
Stefan was created the first Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death.Stefan was a Cistercian monk from Alvastra monastery...
in 1164. When her husband was deposed in 1167, she fled to Denmark with her son.
The date of her birth and death is not known, but suggested to be c. 1145 and c. 1200 respectively.
Children
- Sverker II of SwedenSverker II of SwedenSverker II was King of Sweden from 1196 to 1208.-Biography:...
(1164–1210), King of Sweden 1195–1208.