Kristin of Norway

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Kristin Sverresdotter of Norway
Queen consort of Norway
Reign	1209
Spouse	Filippus Simonsson
Father	Sverre Sigurdsson
Mother	Margareta Eriksdotter of Sweden
Born	1190s
Died	1209 Norway

Kristin Sverresdotter of Norway (old Norse Kristín Sverrisdóttir), (1190s - d.1209), was a Miedeavel Norwegian princess and queen consort, spouse of co-regent king Filippus Simonsson.

[edit] Biography

Kristin was the daughter of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway (d.1202) and his queen consort, Margareta Eriksdotter of Sweden. Her father died in 1202, and her mother returned to Sweden, being forced to leave Kristin behind. Her marriage was arranged as a part of reconciliation between the Bagler and Birkebenier partys: In 1208, with no side looking able to achieve victory, bishop Nikolas and the other bishops managed to broker a peace deal between bagler and birkebeiner. At the settlement of Kvitsøy, the birkebeiner king, Inge Bårdsson, recognized Philip's rule over the eastern third of the country, in return for Philip giving up the title of king and recognizing Inge as his overlord. To seal the agreement, Philip was to marry king Sverre's daughter, Kristin. In 1209, she married Filippus Simonsson, king of the Bagler party. She died a couple of months after the wedding in labour, giving birth to their first child, a son, who also died soon after.

[edit] Succession

Preceded by Margaret of Sweden 1189-1202

Queen Consort of Norway 1209

Succeeded by Margrét Skúladóttir 1225-1263