Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden
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Princess Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, (b.1277, Sweden – d. 5 April or 15 August 1319), was a Danish queen consort, daughter of king Magnus III of Sweden
and wife of king Eric VI of Denmark
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in 1296 as a part of dynastic policies; in 1298, her brother king Birger of Sweden married her husband's sister, Princess Martha of Denmark
. The dispensation necessary for the marriage was not optained until 1297 because of the conflict between her spouse and the archbishop Jens Grand
.
Queen Ingeborg was described as beautiful and tender. She is not believed to have played any political role. She had eight sons who died as children, as well as six miscarriages, although the sources differ between eight and fourteen children: wathever the case, her many pregnancies led to miscariages, or the birth of children who died soon after. She and her husband was the ally of her eldest brother, King Birger, and her husband's sister queen Martha of Sweden during the Swedish throne conflicts; they received their son in 1306 after the Håtuna games
, and later Birger and Martha temselwes as refugees after the Nyköping Banquet
in 1318.
In 1318, Queen Ingeborg gave birth to a son who lived: she showed him off to the public from her carriage, from which he fell from her grip, broke his neck and died. After this, she entered the convent of St. Clare in Roskilde
of the sorrow. According to one legend she was forced to the convent by her husband, who blamed her for the death of their son, according to another because of the sorrow caused by the deaths of her brothers, Erik Magnusson and Valdemar Magnusson. In 1319, she foretold the death of herself, her spouse and the archbishop, and soon after, she died followed by her husband.
Magnus III of Sweden
Magnus III Ladulås of Sweden, Swedish: Magnus Birgersson or Magnus Ladulås was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290....
and wife of king Eric VI of Denmark
Eric VI of Denmark
Eric VI Menved was King of Denmark and a son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg.He became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered 20 November by unknown assailants...
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Biography
Ingeborg was born a daughter of King Magnus III of Sweden and Helwig of Holstein. In 1288, she was engaged to marry to King Eric Menved of Denmark, a marriage which took place in HelsingborgHelsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
in 1296 as a part of dynastic policies; in 1298, her brother king Birger of Sweden married her husband's sister, Princess Martha of Denmark
Martha of Denmark
Martha, , officially Margaret Eriksdatter of Denmark, was a Medieval Swedish Queen consort, spouse of king Birger of Sweden...
. The dispensation necessary for the marriage was not optained until 1297 because of the conflict between her spouse and the archbishop Jens Grand
Jens Grand
Dr. Jens Grand, the Firebug was a Danish archbishop of Lund , titular Archbishop of Riga and Terra Mariana , and Prince-Archbishop of Bremen , known as the central figure of the second ecclesiastical struggle in Denmark in the late 13th century...
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Queen Ingeborg was described as beautiful and tender. She is not believed to have played any political role. She had eight sons who died as children, as well as six miscarriages, although the sources differ between eight and fourteen children: wathever the case, her many pregnancies led to miscariages, or the birth of children who died soon after. She and her husband was the ally of her eldest brother, King Birger, and her husband's sister queen Martha of Sweden during the Swedish throne conflicts; they received their son in 1306 after the Håtuna games
Håtuna games
The Håtuna games were a 1306 conflict between king Birger Magnusson and his two brothers, the dukes Eric and Valdemar.-Background:...
, and later Birger and Martha temselwes as refugees after the Nyköping Banquet
Nyköping Banquet
The Nyköping banquet was king Birger of Sweden's Christmas celebration December 11, 1317 at the Nyköping Castle in Sweden...
in 1318.
In 1318, Queen Ingeborg gave birth to a son who lived: she showed him off to the public from her carriage, from which he fell from her grip, broke his neck and died. After this, she entered the convent of St. Clare in Roskilde
Roskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
of the sorrow. According to one legend she was forced to the convent by her husband, who blamed her for the death of their son, according to another because of the sorrow caused by the deaths of her brothers, Erik Magnusson and Valdemar Magnusson. In 1319, she foretold the death of herself, her spouse and the archbishop, and soon after, she died followed by her husband.