Martha Eriksdotter

Martha Eriksdotter
SpouseNils Sixtensson Sparre
IssueSixten Nilsson Sparre
Abjorn Nilsson Sparre
HouseHouse of Eric (by birth)
FatherErik X of Sweden

Martha Eriksdotter (Märta Bonde) was the alleged daughter of Erik X, King of Sweden,[1] flourishing in the first half of the 13th century. However, knowledge about her is derived from a genealogy added to a 15th-century copy of the Erikskrönikan. This genealogy may have been part of the ambition of Charles VIII of Sweden (d. 1470) to prove his right to the throne by presenting a more impressive family background.[2] The existence of Martha Eriksdotter and her marriage have therefore been doubted by some modern Swedish historians, who think she was just made up by Charles or his chancellery. Nevertheless, a few historians have maintained that her position cannot be entirely explained as a forgery.[3]

  1. ^ Remmé, Richard. "Martha Eriksdotter (± 1210-????) » Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Genealogy Online". Genealogy Online. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ Bjarne Beckman, Matts Kättilmundsson och hans tid, Vol. I. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1953, p. 344-6.
  3. ^ Bjarne Beckman, Matts Kättilmundsson och hans tid, Vol. I. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1953, p. 88.