Bridget Haraldsdotter
Bridget Haraldsdotter | |
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Queen consort of Sweden | |
Tenure | 1160–1161 |
Born | c. 1131 |
Died | c. 1208 |
Burial | Riseberga Abbey |
Father | Harald IV Gille |
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Bridget Haraldsdotter, also Brigida (Swedish: Birgitta Haraldsdotter) (c. 1131 – c. 1208) was Queen of Sweden as the spouse of King Magnus II.[1]
Brigida Haraldsdotter was the illegitimate daughter of King Harald IV of Norway. Her mother is unknown, but she was possibly Tora Guttormsdotter, long-term lover of her father and the mother of King Sigurd II of Norway. Her Irish first name was the same as that of her father's Irish mother, Brigida O'Brien (d. 1138). According to legend, she was first married to King Inge the Younger, but this is not considered possible; likely, her first marriage was to the Swedish Earl Karl Sunesson. She was married to Magnus Henriksen, son of her stepmother Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter and Ingrid's first husband, Henrik Skadelår. Her spouse claimed the Swedish throne through his mother in 1160–61. After his death in 1161, she remarried the Swedish jarl Birger Brosa of Bjelbo. The daughter she had during her marriage to Brosa, Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, was to be Queen of Sweden in 1200.
In 1174, the Norwegian throne claimant Øystein Møyla, who claimed to be her nephew, asked for the support of her and her husband, which they also granted. In 1176, the Norwegian throne claimant Sverre of Norway did the very same thing. He was turned away at first, but in 1177, they advised the Birkebeiner to acknowledge Sverre as their King and gave him the support of them and of the Swedish King. Bridget's son Filippus would also join Sverre's service. Brosa died in 1202. In 1205, a conflict broke out between her daughter Queen Ingegerd and the Bjelbo family.
The dates of her birth and death are not known, though her daughter's birth year is set at c. 1180. The dates c. 1131–1208 have been suggested. After the death of her second spouse in 1202, she retired to the Riseberga Nunnery in Närke, where she died and was buried. [2]
Children
- Philippus Birgersson (d. 1200), Jarl of Norway in the service of King Sverre of Norway and one of his most staunch supporters.
- Knut Birgersson, Riksjarl of Sweden, jarl of Sweden. According to one source, Knut was married to king Knut Eriksson's daughter, named Sigrid in that source. He was killed in 1208 at the battle of Lena (??Battle of Gestilren 1210???).
- Folke Birgersson, aka Folke jarl, jarl of Sweden, killed 1210 at battle of Gestilren
- Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, (ca 1180–1230), Queen of Sweden 1200–1208, married to king Sverker II and mother of king John I of Sweden.
- Kristina Birgersdotter
- Margareta Birgersdotter
References
- ^ Demitz, Jacob Truedson (2020). Centuries of Selfies: Portraits commissioned by Swedish kings and queens. Preface by Ulf Sundberg. Stockholm; New York: Vulkan Förlag. p. 100. ISBN 978-91-89179-63-9.
- ^ [1] Brigida Haraldsdatter (Store norske leksikon)
- Lars O. Lagerqvist, "Sverige och dess regenter under 1.000 år", (1976) Swedish
- Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) Swedish
Bridget Haraldsdotter Died: after 1180 | ||
Swedish royalty | ||
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Preceded by | Queen consort of Sweden 1160–1161 | Succeeded by |
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- Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława*^ (late 10th century)
- Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade (990s–995)
- Estrid of the Obotrites (1000–1022)
- Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir^ (1022–1050)
- Astrid Njalsdotter (1050–1060)
- Helena (1079–1084)
- Blotstulka (1084–1087)
- Helena (1088–1105)
- Ingegerd of Norway^ (1105–1118)
- Ragnhild Halstensdotter (1105–1117)
- Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1117–1125)
- Richeza of Poland (1127–1130)
- Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1134–1148)
- Richeza of Poland (1148–1156)
- Christina Björnsdatter (1156–1160)
- Brigida Haraldsdotter (1160–1161)
- Christina Stigsdatter (1163/1164–1167)
- Cecilia Johansdotter (1167–1190)
- Benedicta Ebbesdotter (1196–1199/1200)
- Ingegerd Birgersdotter (1200–1208)
- Richeza of Denmark (1210–1216)
- Helena Pedersdatter Strange (1229–1234)
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- Désirée Clary* (1818–1844)
- Josephine of Leuchtenberg* (1844–1859)
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- * also Queen of Norway
- ^ also Queen of Denmark