Helvig of Holstein

Helvig of Holstein
Seal of Queen Helvig
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure1276–1290
Coronation29 June 1281
Bornc. 1259
Diedc. 1325 (age c. 65-66)
Burial
SpouseMagnus Ladulås
IssueIngeborg, Queen of Denmark
Birger, King of Sweden
Eric, Duke of Södermanland
Valdemar, Duke of Finland
Rikissa Magnusdotter
HouseHouse of Schauenburg
FatherGerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
MotherElisabeth of Mecklenburg

Helvig of Holstein (also known as Hedwig;[1] c. 1259c. 1325) was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Magnus Ladulås. Her parents were Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (died 1290) and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg (died 1280).

  1. ^ Philip Line, Kingship and state formation in Sweden, 1130-1290, BRILL, 2007, 9004155783, p. 390.