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Ingerid of Denmark
Queen consort of Norway
Reign1067–1093
Diedafter 1093
SpouseOlaf III of Norway
FatherSweyn II of Denmark

Ingerid Swendsdatter of Denmark also called Ingrid, (11th century – d. after 1093) was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Olaf III of Norway. [1]

Ingerid Swensdatter was the daughter of King Sweyn II of Denmark. It is not known which one of her father's wives and concubines who was the mother of Ingerid.[2]

She was married to Olav Kyrre in 1067 in a marriage arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Denmark and Norway, and became Queen of Norway upon marriage the same year. To further strengthen the alliance Olav Kyrre's half-sister, Ingegerd Haraldsdatter, married King Olaf I of Denmark, who was the brother of Queen Ingerid.[3]

Ingerid Svendsdatter was Olaf Kyrre's official consort and queen. There are not much information about her personality or her acts as queen. Queen Ingerid had no children by King Olaf. After the death of King Olav in 1093, queen dowager Ingerid, according to unconfirmed tradition, moved to Sogn and married Svein Brynjulfsson of Aurland, with whom she reportedly had a daughter, Hallkattla [4] She seem to have retired to private life as a widow and there is nothing to indicate that she played any political part after the death of her spouse.

Ancestry

Family of Ingerid of Denmark
16. Styrbjörn the Strong
8. Thorgil Styrbjörnsson Sprakling
17. Thyra Haraldsdotter of Denmark
4. Ulf Thorgilsson
2. Sweyn II of Denmark
20. Harald Bluetooth
10. Sweyn I Forkbeard
21. Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden
5. Estrid Svendsdatter
22. Mieszko I of Poland
11. Sigrid the Haughty
23. Dubrawka of Bohemia
1. Ingerid of Denmark

Notes

  1. ^ Norske dronninger fra 900-tallet til vår tid (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ^ Ingerid Svendsdatter – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
  3. ^ Olav 3 Haraldsson Kyrre (Store norske leksikon)
  4. ^ Ingerid, Dronning af Norge

References

  • Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (1989) Swedish
  • Sven Rosborn: När hände vad i Nordens historia (1997) Swedish
Preceded by Queen Consort of Norway
1067–1093 		Succeeded by

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