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10th-century Queen of Denmark

Gyrid of Sweden
Queen consort of Denmark
Reign	980s
Spouse	Harald I of Denmark
House	House of Munsö (by birth) House of Denmark (by marriage)
Father	Olof Björnsson
Mother	Ingeborg Thrandsdotter

Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden, also called Gyritha or perhaps Gunnhild (10th-century), according to legends was a Swedish princess and a Danish queen consort as the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark.

Biography

In the sagas, Gyrid was the daughter of King Olof Björnsson of Sweden and Queen Ingeborg Thrandsdotter.

According to several sagas, her brother, Prince Styrbjörn Starke, accompanied her to Denmark in order to arrange her marriage to Harald Bluetooth. Styrbjörn Starke in turn married Tyra (Tyri Haraldsdatter), who was a daughter of Harald Bluetooth.

After the death of King Harald (around 985), nothing more is recorded about Gyrid.

The Danish historians Arild Huitfeldt (1603) and Jakob Langebek (1772) record Gyrid/Gyritha as one of the two wives of Harald Bluetooth - the other being Thora (Tófa ?).

Sagas

References

^ Arrild Huitfeld: "Danmarckis Rigis Krønicke - Den første Tomus eller Part", 1652, p. 51 (in Folio-edition) (p. 104 in the original edition from 1603)
Jacobus Langebek: "Scriptores rerum Danicarum Mediiævi", I, 1772, p. 29

Gyrid of Sweden Born: 10th century
Preceded byTove of the Obotrites	Royal consort of Denmark 980s	Succeeded byGunhild of Wenden ?

v t e Danish royal consorts
Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –) Thyra (– 930s – 958(?)) Gunhild (960s ?) Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?) Gyrid of Sweden (980s) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡ Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035) Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052) Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080) Adela of Flanders (1080–1086) Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095) Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103) Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130) Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134) Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134) Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135) Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137) Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146) Adela of Meissen (1152–1157) Helena of Sweden (1156–1157) Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182) Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197) Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213) Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221) Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231) Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250) Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252) Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259) Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286) Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319) Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330) Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331) Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374) Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430) Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481) Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513) Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523) Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721) Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746) Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848) Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898) Louise of Sweden (1906–1912) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947) Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972) Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018) Mary Donaldson (2024–present)
† also Queen of Norway ‡ also Queen of Sweden

Danish royal consorts

Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –)
Thyra (– 930s – 958(?))
Gunhild (960s ?)
Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?)
Gyrid of Sweden (980s)
Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡
Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035)
Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049)
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052)
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080)
Adela of Flanders (1080–1086)
Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095)
Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103)
Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130)
Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134)
Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134)
Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135)
Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137)
Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146)
Adela of Meissen (1152–1157)
Helena of Sweden (1156–1157)
Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182)
Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197)
Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213)
Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221)
Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231)
Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250)
Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252)
Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259)
Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286)
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319)
Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330)
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)
Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374)
Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430)
Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481)
Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513)
Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523)
Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588)
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612)
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721)
Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730)
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746)
Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751)
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766)
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775)
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839)
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898)
Louise of Sweden (1906–1912)
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947)
Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972)
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018)
Mary Donaldson (2024–present)

† also Queen of Norway
‡ also Queen of Sweden

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