Queen Kristina Björnsdotter of Sweden

Kirstin Björnsdotter, Queen of Sweden

• Daughter of Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside, prince of Denmark and Katarina Ingesdotter
• Kristina Björnsdotter , born in the 1120s , died about 1170 , was a Swedish queen 1156–1160, who was married to King Erik the Holy .
• Katarina was the daughter of Inge the elder and Queen Helena. During the 1150s, Kristina led the harassment of the monks in Varnhem, which resulted in the abbot Henrik and the monks traveling to Denmark, where they were warmly welcomed by the Danish king. The Abbot was free to choose a suitable royal estate and the choice fell on Whitesköl in Jutland. Twelve monks and with them many play brothers moved to Denmark and with them they had lime, books, clothes and livestock. Eight years later, Erik and Kristina had overcome their aversion to the Cistercian, who now received an invitation to re-establish themselves in Varnhem. Some of them also returned to Varnhem 1158 to seriously start the monastery building. But now they had the patronage of Erik Jedvardsson and his wife Kristina.

Marriages

• Married: St. ERIK Jedvardsson "den helige" King of Sweden, son of JEDVARD --- & his wife Cecilia of Sweden (-murdered [near Uppsala] 18 May 1159, bur Uppsala Church)

JEDVARD, son of ---. m ---. The name and origin of Jedvard's wife is not known. According to Brenner[149], she was Cecilia, daughter of Blot-Sven King of Sweden, but this does not appear to be based on a contemporary primary source.

Jedvard & his wife Kirstin had two children

• 1. ERIK Jedvardsson (-murdered [near Uppsala] 18 May 1159, bur Uppsala Church). His father's name is confirmed by the Saga of King Sverre which records the marriage of King Sverre to "Margret daughter of Eirik the Saint son of Jutvard and King of the Swedes" and states that "King Eirik rests in a shrine at Upsala in Sweden"[150]. He succeeded in 1156 as ERIK "den helige" King of Sweden. m KIRSTIN of Denmark, daughter of BJØRN Jernside of Denmark & his wife Katarin Ingesdottir of Sweden. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not so far been identified.

King Erik & his wife had four children:

• a) KNUT Eriksson (-Autumn [1195] or 8 Apr 1196). The Saga of King Sverre names "Margret daughter of Eirik the Saint son of Jutvard and King of the Swedes" as sister of "Knut King of the Swedes" when recording her marriage to Sverre King of Norway[151]. He succeeded in 1167 or 1172 as KNUT King of Sweden.
  
• b) MARGARETA Eriksdotter ([1155]-1209). The Saga of King Sverre records the marriage of King Sverre to "Margret daughter of Eirik the Saint son of Jutvard and King of the Swedes" the year after King Magnus was killed [1185][152]. m (1185) as his second wife, SVERRE Sigurdsson King of Norway, possible illegitimate son of SIGURD Haraldsson Mund King of Norway & his mistress Gunhild --- ([1152]-Bergen 9 Mar 1202, bur Bergen, Christ's Church).
  
• c) KATARINA Eriksdotter . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m NILS Blaka .
  
• d) FILIP Erikson . “…Philippus frater meus…” witnessed a charter dated to [1167/99] under which “K…Sweorum rex filius Herjcjs itjdem regis” donated property to Nydala kloster[153]. m ---. The name of Filip's wife is not known.
  

Filip & his wife had [one possible son]: 

• i) [HOLMGER Filipsson . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. m ---. The name of Holmger's wife is not known.
  

Holmger & his wife had [one possible son]:

• (a) [KNUT (-1234). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. He succeeded in 1229 as KNUT King of Sweden. The Icelandic Annals record the death in 1234 of "Kanutus longus rex"[154].] m as her first wife, HELENA, daughter of PEDER Strangesen [Ulfeldt] & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified.
  

King Knut & his wife had two children: 

• (1) HOLMGER Knutsson (-murdered 1248). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.
  
• (2) FILIP Knutsson (-murdered 1251). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.
  * 2. JOAR Jedvardsson (-[1170/90]). “…J. patruus domini Regis K…” witnessed a charter dated to [1167/99] under which “Kanutus…Sweorum rex” donated property to the monks of Juleta kloster[155]. The primary source which confirms his name has not yet been identified.

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Kristina Björnsdotter, by Wikipedia

Kristina Björnsdotter , born in the 1120s , died about 1170 , was a Swedish queen 1156–1160, who was married to King Erik the Holy .

Biography

Kristina was the daughter of Prince Björn Haraldsson Järnsida of Denmark and Princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden. She married Erik the Saints and had with him she had the children Knut , who became Swedish King 1167 and Margareta , who became Queen of Norway .

Kristina is mentioned in the Knytlinga saga from the middle of the 13th century and a genealogy of Abbot Vilhelm, dead in 1203. In Swedish sources from the 1300s, there is probably the incorrect information that she was the daughter of Inge the younger . [ 1 ]

Kristina is best known for her conflict over land ownership with Varnhem's monastery , for which the Pope wanted to ban her. Queen Kristina claimed Varnhem as hereditary, after Mrs. Sigrid , who donated the land on which Varnhem monastery was founded. Kristina must have harassed the monks to the extent that the monks chose to move to Denmark and in 1158 created Vitskøl monastery [ 2 ] .

Kristina is supposed to have moved with her son at the murder of her husband, probably to Denmark.

Links

• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_Bj%C3%B6rnsdotter
• http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00122092&tree=LEO
• https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_Bj%C3%B6rnsdotter

Sources

• Hans Gillingstam : Kristina Björnsdotter in Swedish biographical lexicon (1975-1977)]
• The traces of the king's men . Maja Hagerman . ISBN 91-518-2927-4 Published by the publisher Rabén Prisma, 1996.
• Åke Ohlmarks: All of Sweden's queens
• The traces of the king's men. Maja Hagerman . ISBN 91-518-2927-4 Published by the publisher Rabén Prisma, 1996
• National Encyclopedia , Book publisher Bra Böcker AB, Höganäs (1992)