List Of Swedish Royal Consorts

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."^{[citation needed]}

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

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)

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

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.

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)

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