Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo
Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo | |
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Queen consort of Sweden | |
Reign | 1200–1208 |
Born | c. 1180 |
Died | 1230 |
Spouse | Sverker II of Sweden |
Father | Birger Brosa |
Mother | Queen Brigida |
Ingegerd (or Ingegärd) Birgersdotter of Bjelbo (or Bjälbo), (ca. 1180–7 April after 1210, possibly 1230), was a Swedish Queen Consort, second spouse of King Sverker II of Sweden.
Ingegerd was born into one of Sweden's most powerful noble families, the Bjälbo family, as the child of Birger Brosa and the Queen Dowager Brigida Haraldsdotter; her mother was the child of King Harald Gille of Norway and had in her first marriage herself been the Queen of Sweden in 1160–1161.
In 1200, she was married to King Sverker after the death of his first consort and became Queen of Sweden directly upon her marriage. Through her connections, she was to play an important part in her husband's politics. In 1202, her father died, and queen Ingegerd and her husband proclaimed their one-year-old son Prince Johan as the heir and head of the Bjelbo clan through her. In 1204, a conflict broke out between her husband and her family, and in 1205, her family broke with her after the death of the sons of King Canute I of Sweden at the Battle of Älgarås. She acted as mediator between the king and her family, but failed to reconcile them, and in 1210, her husband was killed at the Battle of Gestilren.
The later life of queen Ingegerd is not known, nor is the year of her death. In 1216, her son was made king. Historians suggest that she spent her later life with her brother Magnus, in Scania or in Denmark. The year of 1230 is suggested as the date of her death.
Children
- John I of Sweden, (1201?–1222), king 1216–1222.
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References
- Agneta Conradi Mattsson: Riseberga kloster, Birger Brosa & Filipssönerna (Risberga convent, birger brosa and the sons of Philip) Vetenskapliga skrifter utgivna av Örebro läns museum 2, 1998, ISBN 91-85642-24-X
- Dick Harrison: Jarlens sekel - En berättelse om 1200-talets Sverige. (The century of the jarl en story from 13th century Sweden) Ordfront, Stockholm, 2002, ISBN 91-7324-999-8
- Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) (Swedish)
Succession
Ingegerd Birgersdotter Born: 1180 Died: 7 April after 1210 (1230?) | ||
Swedish royalty | ||
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Preceded by Benedikte Ebbesdotter |
Queen consort of Sweden 1200–1208 |
Succeeded by Rikissa of Denmark |