List of Finnish royal consorts
The Consorts of Finland were the spouses of the Finnish Monarchs. They used the titles Grand Duchess of Finland, briefly Queen of the Finns, and later Queen consort of Finland:
Duchess of Finland
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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| Christina Torgilsdotter | Torkel Knutsson | - | 1302, after 2 December | 9 December 1305 divorce |
- | Valdemar | ||
| Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway | Eric II of Norway (Fairhair) |
1297 | 29 September 1312 | 16 February 1318 husband's death |
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| Ingeborg Ulvsdotter of Tofta | Ulf Abjörnsson (Sparre) |
- | - | 1353 husband inherit title |
1356 | - | Benedict | |
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Catherine Jagellon | Sigismund I the Old (Jagellon) |
1 November 1526 | 4 October 1562 | 1563 husband imprisoned and stripped of title |
16 September 1583 | John | |
Grand Duchess of Finland
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Catherine Jagiellon | Sigismund I the Old (Jagiellon) |
1 November 1526 | 4 October 1562 | 1580s husband adopted title |
16 September 1583 | Juhana III | |
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Gunilla Bielke | Johan Axelsson Bielke (Bielke) |
25 June 1568 | 15 February 1585 | 17 November 1592 husband's death |
19 July 1597 | ||
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Anna of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) |
16 August 1573 | 31 May 1592 | 17 November 1592 husband inherit title |
10 February 1598 | Sigismund | |
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Christina of Holstein-Gottorp Queen of Finns |
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) |
13 April 1573 | 8 July 1592 | 22 March 1604 husband inherit title 1607 husband adopted title of King of Finns |
30 October 1611 husband's death |
8 December 1625 | Kaarle IX |
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg | John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) |
11 November 1599 | 25 November 1620 | 6 November 1632 husband's death |
28 March 1655 | Kustaa II Aadolf | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Grand Duchess | Ceased to be Grand Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp | Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) |
23 October 1636 | 24 October 1654 | 13 February 1660 husband's death |
24 November 1715 | Kaarle X Kustaa | |
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Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark | Frederick III of Denmark (Oldenburg) |
11 September 1656 | 6 May 1680 | 26 July 1693 | Kaarle XI | ||
- Title fell into disuse
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Grand Duchess | Ceased to be Grand Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Louise of Baden | Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen) |
24 January 1779 | 28 September 1793 | 29 March 1809 husband gain title |
1 December 1825 husband's death |
16 May 1826 | Aleksanteri I |
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Charlotte of Prussia | Frederick William III of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
13 July 1798 | 13 July 1817 | 1 December 1825 husband's ascension |
2 March 1855 husband's death |
1 November 1860 | Nikolai I |
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Marie of Hesse and by Rhine | Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) |
8 August 1824 | 16 April 1841 | 2 March 1855 husband's ascension |
8 June 1880 | Aleksanteri II | |
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Dagmar of Denmark | Christian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
26 November 1847 | 9 November 1866 | 13 March 1881 husband's ascession |
1 November 1894 husband's death |
13 October 1928 | Aleksanteri III |
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Alix of Hesse and by Rhine | Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) |
6 June 1872 | 13 July 1817 | 1 November 1894 husband's ascession |
15 March 1917 Russian monarchy abolished |
17 July 1918 | Nikolai II |
Queen consort-Elect
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
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Margaret of Prussia | Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) |
22 April 1872 | 25 January 1893 | 9 October 1918 husband's election |
14 December 1918 husband renounced throne |
22 January 1954 | Väinö I |
Possible/Titular Queen consort
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Titular | Ceased to be Titular | Death | Spouse |
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Margaret of Prussia | Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) |
22 April 1872 | 25 January 1893 | 14 December 1918 husband renounced throne |
28 May 1940 husband's death |
22 January 1954 | Väinö I |
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Marie Alexandra of Baden | Prince Maximilian of Baden (Zähringen) |
1 August 1902 | 17 September 1924 | 28 May 1940 husband's accession |
29 January 1944 | Crown Prince Wolfgang | |
See also
Notes
- ^ The claim to the Finnish throne is no longer acknowledged by the Hessian royal family. But monarchist has considered Prince Philipp of Hesse, who, nonetheless, sees the idea of his pretension as ridiculous and refrains from making any claim to the Finnish throne.