Euphemia of Pomerania

Euphemia of Pomerania
Queen consort of Denmark
Reign	1320–1330
Spouse	Christopher II of Denmark
House	House of Estridsen House of Pomerania
Father	Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Magarete of Rügen
Born	1285
Died	26 July 1330
Burial	Sorø Abbey

Euphemia of Pomerania (1285 – 26 July 1330) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Christopher II of Denmark. She was the daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania and his second wife, Magarete of Rügen.

Euphemia wed Christopher in 1300. The marriage was likely arranged to provide Christopher with support from the states of her mother and father.

Euphemia had at least six known children:

• Margarete (1305–1340), married Louis V, Duke of Bavaria
• Erik (1307–1331)
• Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia (born c. 1310 – died after 1347)
• Agnes (d. 1312), died young
• Heilwig (born c. 1315)
• Valdemar, King of Denmark (1320–1375)

She is buried in the Sorø Abbey.

References

• Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
• Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the historiy of the Nordic countries) (1997)
• Den store danske encyklopædi Eufemia_af_Pommern
• http://runeberg.org/nfad/0404.html
• http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0621.html

Euphemia of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: circa 1285 Died: 26 July 1330
Danish royalty
Preceded by Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden	Queen consort of Denmark 1320–1330 Served alongside: Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)	Succeeded by Helvig of Schleswig