Wulfhild of Norway
Wulfhild of Norway | |
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Duchess consort of Saxony | |
Tenure | 29 June 1059 - 24 May 1071 |
Born | 1020 |
Died | 24 May 1071 |
Spouse | Ordulf, Duke of Saxony |
Issue | Magnus, Duke of Saxony |
Dynasty | Fairhair |
Father | Olaf II of Norway |
Mother | Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden |
Wulfhild of Norway (1020 – 24 May 1071;
Life
Wulfhild was born in 1020 as the only legitimate child of King Olaf II of Norway and his wife Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden.[1] Her illegitimate half-brother was Magnus the Good. She was likely born and raised in Sarpsborg.
In 1028, she accompanied her parents to Vestlandet, and in 1029, she left Norway for Sweden with them. It is not determined whether she followed her father and half-brother on their trip to Kievan Rus' or remained in Sweden with her mother, but she did live in Sweden between the death of her father in 1030 until she returned with her half-brother Magnus to Norway in 1035, when he became king. Wulfhild is described as a beauty, and is thought to have been greatly respected as the only legitimate child of her father and daughter of a saint.
On 10 November 1042, she was married to
Wulfhild and Ordulf had a son, Magnus, Duke of Saxony.
References
- ^ a b Rüdiger 2020, p. 252.
Sources
- Rüdiger, Jan (2020). All the King’s Women: Polygyny and Politics in Europe, 900–1250. Translated by Barnwell, Tim. Brill.
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References
- Norsk biografisk leksikon. Den store norske
- Bratberg, Terje. (2009, 13. februar). Ulvhild Olavsdatter. I Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hentet 24. februar 2018 fra https://nbl.snl.no/Ulvhild_Olavsdatter.