Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden
| Richardis of Schwerin | |
|---|---|
Richardis Catherine, Duchess of Görlitz | |
| House | House of Hagen |
| Father | Otto I, Count of Schwerin |
| Mother | Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle |
Richardis of Schwerin (
King Albert
.
Life
Richardis was the child of
Mecklenburg-Werle (d. 1361) and the paternal niece of Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig, the wife of the former Valdemar III of Denmark
. She was engaged to Albert of Mecklenburg, who was also to be king of Sweden.
In Wismar on 12 October 1352, the marriage contract was signed. It was not until 1365, however, that they were married in person and Richardis arrived in Sweden. She died in Stockholm and was buried in the Cloister Church at the Black Friars' Monastery.
Children
- Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg[2] (1365–1397); also called Duke Eric, heir to the throne of Sweden[3] and Lord of Gotland.
- Richardis Catherine of Sweden (1370/1372-1400); married John of Görlitz
References
- ^ Nationalencyklopedin (The National Encyclopedia)
- ^ Nationalencyklopedin (The National Encyclopedia)
- ^ Nordman, Viljo Adolf in Albrecht Herzog von Mecklenburg König von Schweden, Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Tuomituksia B:44:1, Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemia, Helsinki, 1939 p 336.
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- [1] Wilhelmina Stålberg: Anteqningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish)
- Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) (Swedish)