Ingeborg of Norway
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Ingeborg of Norway was a Norwegian princess and by marriage a Swedish royal duchess with a position in the regency governments in Norway and Sweden during the minority of her son, King Magnus Eriksson
Duchess Ingeborg's bust at Linköping Cathedral
Seal of Duchess Ingeborg
Erik Magnusson (duke)
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Erik Magnusson was a Swedish prince and Duke of Södermanland, the second son of King Magnus Ladulås. His duchy consisted of large parts of Sweden, as well as smaller parts of Norway and Denmark. He ha
Ingeborg of Norway
…inherit the throne, which made her marriage of a matter of prime political importance. At one year of age, she was betrothed to the twenty-year-old Duke Erik, brother of King Birger of Sweden. In 1308, the political situation changed and she was instead betrothed to Magnus, King Birger's heir. The situation…
Erik's royal seal
A 1437 painting of Erik rescuing Saint Bridget's mother from a shipwrecking