Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden

Ingeborg Eriksdotter (c.1212 17 June 1254) was a Swedish princess and duchess, daughter of King Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus III of Sweden.

Ingeborg Eriksdotter
The seal of Princess Ingeborg of Sweden
Bornc.1212
Died1254-06-17
SpouseBirger Jarl
IssueRikissa, Queen of Norway
Valdemar I
Christina Birgersdotter
Magnus III
Catherine, Countess of Anhalt
Eric Birgersson
Ingeborg, Duchess of Saxony
Benedict, Duke of Finland
HouseEric
FatherEric X of Sweden
MotherRicheza of Denmark

Biography

Ingeborg was born the eldest daughter of King Eric X of Sweden and his wife Richeza of Denmark. She lived during her youth in exile in Denmark after her brother had been deposed by his guardian and regent in 1229.

Ingeborg's marital engagement took place about 1234, in connection with her brother Eric XI reacquiring the Swedish throne from the usurper Canute II of Sweden, so that she and Eric could have the mighty House of Bjelbo as their ally.

Princess Ingeborg bore a vast number of children to her husband Duke Birger Jarl. In 1250, her brother died without heirs and her eldest son Valdemar was chosen to succeed Eric on the throne. Valdemar was chosen because he was her son, and her husband was made regent during his minority. Ingeborg thus became King's Mother and first lady of the royal court.

Ingeborg is recorded to have inherited her brother Eric's private property upon his death, as his only living sibling. Even in her forties, she continued to give birth to children, and her death is believed to have occurred because of childbirth complications, possibly giving birth to twins.

Children

The following children survived to adulthood:

References

  • Cronica Principum Saxonie, MGH SS XXV, p. 476
  • Lars O. Lagerqvist (1982). "Sverige och dess regenter under 1.000 år",("Sweden and its regents during 1000 years") (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag AB. ISBN 91-0-075007-7.
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