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List of Swedish queens and regent consorts
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This is a list of Swedish queens and regent consorts. This list covers a large time span and the role of a queen has changed much over the centuries. The queens uptil c. 1000 are often semi-legendary. Due to unions with Denmark and Norway, many of the queens listed from 1380-1520 were also queens of Denmark, and the queens listed from 1814-1905 were also queens of Norway.
This is a list of Swedish queens consort.
Christina
Queen regnant of Sweden
Semi legendary queens
House of Uppsala and Stenkil
- 970s-990s : Sigrid Storråda, first wife of king Eric the Victorious
- 970s-990s : Aud Håkansdotter of Lade, second wife of Eric the Victorious
- 1000-1022 : Estrid of the Obotrites, wife of Olof Skötkonung, d.1035.
- 1022-1050 : Gunhild, wife of king Anund Jakob.
- 1050-1060 : Astrid Njalsdotter, wife of king Emund the Old, d. 1060.
- 1061-1066 : Saint Ingamoder Emundsdotter of Sweden, wife of Stenkil of Sweden, d. 1090.
- 1067-1071 : NN, (Name and person unknown), wife of Halsten of Sweden
- 1079-1105 : Helena, wife of Inge I of Sweden
- 1084-1087 : Blots-Tulca or Blotstulka, (Latin spelling), wife of Blot-Sweyn, the last Pagan queen.
- 1105-1118 : Ingegerd of Norway, wife of king Philip of Sweden, d. c. 1120.
- 110?-111? : Saint Ragnhild of Telge, first wife of Inge II of Sweden
- 1120-1125 : Ulvhild, (first time) second wife of Inge II of Sweden
- 1125-1130 : Rikissa of Poland, (first time), wife of Magnus I of Gothenland
House of Sverker, House of Eric and House of Bjälbo
- 1134-1148 : Ulvhild (second time), first wife of Sverker I of Sweden
- 1151-1156 : Rikissa of Poland, (second time), second wife of Sverker I of Sweden, d. c. 1158.
- 1156-1160 : Christina Bjornsdotter, wife of Eric IX of Sweden, d. c. 1170.
- 1160-1161 : Brigida Haraldsdotter of Norway, wife of Magnus (II) of Sweden, d.c. 1208.
- 1163-1167 : Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide, wife of Charles VII of Sweden
- 1167-1190 : Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden, wife of Canute I of Sweden, granddaughter of king Sverker I of Sweden. She entered a convent in 1190.
- 1196-1199 : Benedikte Ebbesdotter of Hvide, first wife of Sverker II of Sweden, d. 1199.
- 1200-1208 : Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, second wife of Sverker II of Sweden, d.1230.
- 1210-1216 : Rikissa of Denmark, wife of Eric X of Sweden, d.1220.
- 1222-1234 : Helena Pedersdatter Strange, wife of Canute II of Sweden, d.1255.
- 1243-1250 : Catherine of Ymseborg, wife of Eric XI of Sweden, d.1252.
- 1261-1275 : Sofia of Denmark, first wife of king Valdemar of Sweden, d.1286.
- 1276-1290 : Helwig of Holstein, wife of Magnus III of Sweden, d.1324.
- 1298-1318 : Märta of Denmark, wife of king Birger of Sweden, d.1341.
- 1335-1363 : Blanka of Namur, wife of Magnus IV of Sweden.
- 1357-1359 : Beatrix of Bavaria, wife of co-regent Eric XII of Sweden.
- 1363-1371 : Margaret I of Denmark, wife of co-king and then claimant Haakon II of Sweden.
- 1365-1377 : Richardis of Schwerin, first wife of king Albert of Sweden.
Union queens and Regent Consorts 1397-1523
- 1406-1430 : Philippa of England, wife of Eric XIII of Sweden.
- 1447-1448 : Dorothea of Brandenburg, (first time), wife of Christopher I of Sweden
- 1448 : Karin Karlsdotter, third wife of Regent Nils Jonsson, Lord of Djursholm
- 1448 : Merete Lydekedatter Stralendorp of Venngarn, second wife of Regent Bengt Jonsson
- 1448-1450 : Catherine of Bjurum, second wife of Charles VIII of Sweden and Norway
- 1457-1464 : Dorothea of Brandenburg, (second time) wife of Christian I of Sweden
- 1470 : Kristina Abrahamsdotter, third wife of Charles VIII of Sweden, d.1492.
- 1497-1501 : Christina of Saxony, wife of John II of Sweden
- 1520-1521 : Isabella of Habsburg, wife of Christian the Tyrant
House of Vasa 1523-1654
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, House of Hesse and House of Holstein-Gottorp 1654-1818
House of Bernadotte
Regents
Some Swedish consorts acted as regents for their husbands or children, and had seats in the governments. These were:
- 1290-1298 : Helwig of Holstein had a seat in the government during the minority of her son
- 1320-1324 : Helwig of Holstein had a seat in the government during the minority of her grandson.
- 1319-1326 : Ingeborg of Norway, during the minority of her son.
- 1424-1430 : Philippa of England, her husbands' representative in the country during the union.
- 1470-1497 : Ingeborg Tott, (inconsistently during these years), during her husbands absence.
- 1504-1512 : Mette Dyre, (inconsistently during these years) seat in the government during husbands absences.
- 1520-1520 : Christina Gyllenstierna, regent and commander of Stockholm during the minority of her son.
- 1605-1605 : Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her husband.
- 1660-1672 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her son.
- 1697-1697 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her grandson.
- 1700-1713 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her grandson.
- 1731-1731 : Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.
- 1738-1738 : Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.
Queen regents
This is a list of Swedish queens regnant:
See also: List of Swedish monarchs
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