Philippa of England

For the Queen of Portugal, see Philippa of Lancaster.

Philippa of England
Queen Philippa as portrayed in the 1590s by Cornelius Krommeny [de]
Queen consort of Denmark, Sweden,
and Norway
Tenure26 October 1406 – 5 January 1430
Coronation26 October 1406
Bornmid-1394
Peterborough Castle, England
Died5 January 1430 (aged 35)
Vadstena Abbey, Sweden
Burial
Cloister Church at Vadstena, Linköping
SpouseEric, King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
HouseLancaster
FatherHenry IV, King of England
MotherMary de Bohun
Queen Philippa commands the defenders of Copenhagen (1428). illustration in Hans Christian Andersen's Godfather's Picture Book
Philippa as imagined and painted by Swedish artist Reinhold Callmander in the 1890s[1] on a window above her grave at Vadstena

Philippa of England (mid-1394 – 5 January 1430), also known as Philippa of Lancaster, was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1406 to 1430 by marriage to King Eric of the Kalmar Union. She was the daughter of King Henry IV of England by his first spouse Mary de Bohun and the younger sister of King Henry V. Queen Philippa participated significantly in state affairs during the reign of her spouse, and served as regent of Denmark from 1423 to 1425.[2]

  1. ^ Marie-Louse Flemberg in Filippa, Engelsk prinsessa – nordisk unionsdrottning ISBN 978-91-7359-072-3 p 350
  2. ^ Terje Bratberg. "Filippa Av England, Dronning". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 25 May 2016.