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This is a list of Swedish queens consort and spouses of Swedish monarchs and regents. The list covers a large time span and the role of a consort has changed much over the centuries. The first Swedish consorts are spoken of in legends. Consorts until c. 1000 are often semi-legendary, as are monarchs.

Due to unions with Denmark and Norway, many of the Swedish consorts were also consorts of monarchs of those countries. Consorts listed during the period of 1380–1520 were in fact also consorts to monarchs of Denmark. The consorts listed during the period of 1814-1905 were also consorts to monarchs of Norway.

Finland was from the Middle Ages a part of Sweden, and although there was no official title, such as "Queen Consort of Finland", from the 16th century until the year of 1809; the queen consort of Sweden also held the title "Grand Princess of Finland."

Sweden has had three female monarchs. One of the consorts listed below is male.

Semi-legendary queens

This is a list of Swedish queens of legend.

• Vana (wife of Sveigðir)
• Drifa (wife of Vanlandi)
• 3rd century: Drott, wife of Domar
• 4th century: Skjalf (wife of Agne)
• 5th century: Bera (wife of Alf)
• 6th century: Yrsa, wife of Eadgils
• 7th century: Gauthildr Algautsdóttir of Götaland, (wife of Ingjald)
• 7th century: Princess of Småland, daughter of king Heidrek of Småland, (wife of Ivar Vidfamne)
• 8th century: Inghild of Sweden (wife of Randver)
• 970-975: Ingeborg Thrandsdotter (wife of Olof Björnsson)

House of Uppsala and Stenkil

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Świętosława of Poland	Mieszko I of Poland (Piast)	c. 955	978		c. 990s divorce	02 February 1014	Eric the Victorious
	Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade	Ladejarl Haakon Sigurdsson, regent of Norway	c. 970	c. 990s		992 husband's death	c. 1015
	Estrid of the Obotrites	a tribal chief of the Polabian Obotrites	c. 979	c. 1000		c. 1022 husband's death	c. 1035	Olof Skötkonung
	Gunhild Sveinsdotter/Haraldsdotter	Sveinn Hákonarson or Saint Harald	c. 1008	?	c. 1022 husband's accession	c. 1050 husband's death	c. 1060	Anund Jacob
	Unknown name, called Ingamoder	Emund the Old of Sweden (Munsö)	c. 1043	c. 1058	c. 1061 husband's accession	c. 1066 husband's death	c. 1090	Stenkil
	Gyla	?	?	?	c. 1075 husband's accession	c. 1079 husband's death	?	Haakon I
	Helena	Sigtorn or Ingvar the Far-Travelled	c. 1065	before 1075	c. 1079 husband's accession	c. 1084 husband's deposition	1140	Inge the Elder
	Blotstulka	?	?	before 1094	c. 1084 husband's accession	c. 1087 husband's death	?	Blot-Sweyn
	Helena	Sigtorn or Prince Ingvar Vittfarne of Sweden	?	?	c. 1088 husband's accession	c. 1105 husband's death	after 1105	Inge the Elder
	Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway	Harald III of Norway (Hardrada)	c. 1046	c. 1095 or 1096	c. 1105/1110 husband's accession	c. 1118 husband's death	c. 1120	Philip
Non-contemporary	Ragnhild	Halsten	c. 1075	?	?	c. 1117		Inge the Younger
	Ulvhild Håkansdotter	Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta)	c. 1095	c. 1116/17		c. 1125 husband's death	c. 1148
	Richeza of Poland	Boleslaw III of Poland (Piast)	c. 12 April 1106/1116	c. 1127		c. 1130 husband's deposition	after 1156	Magnus I

House of Sverker and of Eric

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Ulvhild Håkansdotter	Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta)	c. 1095	c. 1134		c. 1148		Sverker I
	Richeza of Poland	Boleslaw III of Poland (Piast)	c. 12 April 1116	c. 1148		25 December 1156 husband's assassination	after 1156
	Christina of Denmark	Björn Haraldsen Ironside (Estridsen)	c. 1120/25	1149 or 1150	c. 1156 husband's accession	18 May 1160 husband's assassination	c. 1170	Eric the Holy
	Bridget Haraldsdotter	Harald IV of Norway (Hardrada)	c. 1131	?	18 May 1160 husband's accession	c. 1161 husband's assassination	c. 1208	Magnus II
	Christina Hvide	Stig Tokesen Hvide (Hvide)	c. 1145	1163 or 1164		12 April 1167 husband's assassination	c. 1200	Charles VII (actually Charles I)
	Cecilia (?)	Prince Johan Sverkersson of Sweden (Sverker)	c. 1145	1160	12 April 1167 husband's accession	c. 1190 entered a convent	after 1193	Canute I
	Benedicta Hvide	Ebbe Sunesson Hvide (Hvide)	c. 1165/1170	c. 1185	c. 1196 husband's accession	c. 1199/1200		Sverker II
	Ingegerd Birgersdotter	Birger Brosa, Earl of the Swedes (Bjälbo)	c. 1180	1200		31 January 1208 husband's deposition	7 April after 1210, possibly 1230
	Rikissa of Denmark	Valdemar I of Denmark (Estridsen)	c. 1190/1191	1210		10 April 1216 husband's death	8 May 1220	Eric (X)
	Helena Pedersdatter Strange	Peder Strangesson	c. 1200	c. 1225	c. 1229 husband's accession	c. 1234 husband's death	c. 1255	Canute II
	Catherine Sunesdotter	Sune Folkesson (Bjälbo)	c. 1215	c. 1243/1244		2 February 1250 husband's death	fl. 17 January 1251	Eric (XI)

House of Bjälbo

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Sofia of Denmark	Eric IV of Denmark (Estridsen)	1241	1260		22 July 1275 husband's deposition	1286	Valdemar
	Helvig of Holstein	Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (Schauenburg)	c. 1260	11 November 1276		18 December 1290 husband's death	fl. 1324	Magnus III
	Martha of Denmark	Eric V of Denmark (Estridsen)	1277	November 1298		March or April 1318 husband's deposition	3 October 1341	Birger
Non-contemporary	Blanche of Namur	John I, Marquis of Namur (Dampierre)	c. 1320	October or early November 1335		1363		Magnus IV & Magnus VII of Norway
	Beatrix of Bavaria	Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach)		17 October 1356 husband's accession as joint-queen with Blanka, her mother-in-law		20 June 1359 husband's death	1359	Eric (XII)
	Margaret of Denmark	Valdemar IV of Denmark (Estridsen)	Spring 1353	9 April 1363 as co-queen consort then claimant		15 February 1364 husband's deposition (claimed until 1380)	28 October 1412	Haakon, also Haakon VI of Norway

House of Mecklenburg

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Richardis of Schwerin	Otto I, Count of Schwerin (Hagen)	1347/8	1365		23 April/11 July 1377		Albert

Union queens and Regent Consorts 1397–1523

Several of the Queens on this list were also Queen of Denmark and Norway, as well as spouses to Swedish regents who did not have the title king. Queen consorts

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
Non-contemporary	Philippa of England	Henry IV of England (Lancaster)	4 June 1394	26 October 1406		7 January 1430		Eric the Pomeranian, also king of Denmark & Norway
	Dorothea of Brandenburg	John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern)	1430/1431	12 September 1445		6 January 1448 husband's death	10 November 1495	Christopher the Bavarian, also king of Denmark & Norway

Regent consorts

• 1448: Karin Karlsdotter, third wife of Regent Nils Jönsson
• 1448: Merete Lydekedatter Stralendorp of Venngarn, second wife of Regent Bengt Jönsson.

Queen consorts

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Catherine of Bjurum	Karl Ormsson Gumsehuvud (Gumsehufvud)	?	5 October 1438	20 June 1448 husband's accession	7 September 1450		Charles VIII (actually Charles II, then also Charles I of Norway)
	Dorothea of Brandenburg	John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern)	1430/1431	28 October 1449	23 June 1457 husband's accession	23 June 1464 husband's deposition	10 November 1495	Christian I, also king of Denmark & Norway

Regent consorts

• 1466-1467: Elin Gustavsdotter Sture (second time), Regent Erik Axelsson Tott

Queen consorts

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Christina Abrahamsdotter	Abraham Pedersson, governor of Raseborg	1432	1470		15 May 1470 husband's death	1492	Charles VIII (actually Charles II)

Regent consorts

• 1470-1497: Ingeborg Tott (first time), wife of Regent Sten Sture the Elder, d.1507.

Queen consorts

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Christina of Saxony	Ernst, Elector of Saxony (Wettin)	25 December 1461	6 September 1478	6 October 1497 husband's accession	August 1501 husband lost Sweden	8 December 1521	John II, also king of Denmark & Norway

Regent consorts

• 1501-1503: Ingeborg Tott (second time), wife of Regent Sten Sture the Elder, d.1507.
• 1504-1512: Mette Dyre, second wife of Svante, Regent of Sweden.
• 1512-1520: Christina Gyllenstierna, wife of Regent Sten Sture the Younger d.1559.

Queen consorts

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Isabella of Austria	Philip the Handsome (Habsburg)	18 July 1501	12 August 1515	1 November 1520 husband's accession	23 August 1521 husband lost Sweden	19 January 1526	Christian II, also king of Denmark & Norway

House of Vasa

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg	Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania)	24 September 1513	24 September 1531		23 September 1535		Gustav I
	Margaret Leijonhufvud	Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (Leijonhufvud)	1 January 1516	1 October 1536		26 August 1551
	Catherine Stenbock	Gustaf Olofsson Stenbock (Stenbock)	22 July 1535	22 August 1552		29 September 1560 husband's death	13 December 1621
	Catherine "Karin"	Måns	6 October 1550	13 July 1567 (unofficially) 4 July 1568 (officially)		January 1569 husband's deposition	13 September 1612	Eric XIV
	Catherine Jagiellon	Sigismund I of Poland (Jagellon)	1 November 1526	4 October 1562	January 1569 husband's accession	16 September 1583		John III
	Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke	Johan Axelsson Bielke, governor of Östergötland (Bielke)	25 June 1568	15 February 1585		17 November 1592 husband's death	19 July 1597
	Anne of Austria	Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg)	16 August 1573	31 May 1592	17 November 1592 husband's accession	10 February 1598		Sigismund III Vasa, also King of Poland
	Christina of Holstein-Gottorp	Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp)	13 April 1573	8 July 1592	22 March 1604 husband's accession	30 October 1611 husband's death	8 December 1625	Charles IX
	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	Gustav II Adolph

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Hedwig 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	Charles X Gustav
	Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark	Frederick III of Denmark (Oldenburg)	11 September 1656	6 May 1680		26 July 1693		Charles XI
	Frederick of Hesse-Kassel	Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel)	18 April 1676	24 March 1715	5 December 1718 wife's accession	29 February 1720 wife's abdication, his own accession	25 March 1751	Ulrika Eleonora

House of Hesse

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden	Charles XI (Palatinate-Zweibrücken)	23 January 1688	24 March 1715	24 March 1720 husband's accession	24 November 1741		Frederick I

House of Holstein-Gottorp

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Louisa Ulrika of Prussia	Frederick William I of Prussia (Hohenzollern)	24 July 1720	18 August 1744	25 March 1751 husband's accession	12 February 1771 husband's death	16 July 1782	Adolf Frederick
	Sophia Magdalena of Denmark	Frederick V of Denmark (Oldenburg)	3 July 1746	4 November 1766	12 February 1771 husband's accession	29 March 1792 husband's death	21 August 1813	Gustav III
	Frederica of Baden	Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen)	12 March 1781	31 October 1797		29 March 1809 husband's abdication	25 September 1826	Gustav IV Adolf
	Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp	Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg (Holstein-Gottorp)	22 March 1759	7 July 1774	6 June 1809 husband's accession	5 February 1818 husband's death	20 June 1818	Charles XIII, also Charles II of Norway

House of Bernadotte

Picture	Coat of Arms	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Desideria	François Clary (Clary family)	8 November 1777	17 August 1798	5 February 1818 husband's accession	8 March 1844 husband's death	17 December 1860	Charles XIV John, also Charles III John of Norway)
		Josephine of Leuchtenberg	Eugène de Beauharnais (Beauharnais)	14 March 1807	19 June 1823	8 March 1844 husband's accession	8 July 1859 husband's death	7 June 1876	Oscar I, also King of Norway
		Louise of the Netherlands	Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (Orange-Nassau)	5 August 1828	19 June 1850	8 July 1859 husband's accession	30 March 1871		Charles XV, also Charles IV of Norway
		Sophia of Nassau	Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau (Nassau-Weilburg)	9 July 1836	6 June 1857	18 September 1872 husband's accession	8 December 1907 husband's death	30 December 1913	Oscar II, also King of Norway
		Victoria of Baden	Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (Zähringen)	7 August 1862	20 September 1881	8 December 1907 husband's accession	4 April 1930		Gustaf V
		Louise Mountbatten	Prince Louis of Battenberg (Battenberg)	13 July 1889	3 November 1923	29 October 1950 husband's accession	7 March 1965		Gustaf VI Adolf
		Silvia	Walther Sommerlath	23 December 1943	19 June 1976		Incumbent	-	Carl XVI Gustaf

Regents

Some Swedish consorts acted as regents for their husbands or children, and had seats in the governments. These were:

• 1318-1326: Duchess Ingeborg, as widow of Prince Eric she was regent during the initial minority of her son.
• 1424-1430: Philippa of England, her husbands' representative in the country during the union.
• 1470-1497: Ingeborg Tott, (inconsistently during these years), during her husband's absence.
• 1504-1512: Mette Dyre, (inconsistently during these years) seat in the government during husband's absences.
• 1520-1520: Christina Gyllenstierna, regent and commander of Stockholm during the minority of her son.
• 1605-1605: Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her husband.
• 1611-1611: Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, as interim regent during the minority of her son.
• 1660-1672: Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her son.
• 1697-1697: Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her grandson.
• 1700-1713: Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her grandson.
• 1731-1731: Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.
• 1738-1738: Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.

Queens regnant

This is a list of Swedish queens regnant:

• 1389-1412: Margaret I of Denmark
• 1632-1654: Christina of Sweden
• 1718-1720: Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (Queen consort 1720-1741)

See also

• List of Swedish monarchs
• List of Finnish consorts (c. 13th-century-1809)
• List of Danish consorts (1397–1520)
• List of Norwegian consorts (1814–1905)

Notes

1. ^ Also Queen consort of Denmark.
2. ^ Also Queen consort of Norway.
3. ^ 2nd time.
4. ^ 1st time.
5. ^ Also Queen consort of the Goths.
6. ^ Also Queen consort of the Geats.
7. ^ Also Queen consort of the Wends.
8. Also Duchess of Finland
9. ^ Also Grand Duchess consort of Finland.
10. Also Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania.
11. Also Queen of Finns
12. ^ Also Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden.

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