Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo
Ingeborg Birgersdotter (c. 1253 - 30 June 1302), was a Duchess consort of Saxony, married to John I, Duke of Saxony. She was the daughter of the Swedish regent Birger Jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden.
Ingeborg Birgersdotter | |
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| Duchess consort of Saxony | |
| Born | c. 1253 |
| Died | 30 June 1302 (aged 48–49) |
| Buried | Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Noble family | House of Bjelbo (by birth) House of Ascania (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | John I, Duke of Saxony |
| Issue | Helen, Countess of Holstein-Schauenburg Elisabeth, Duchess of Schleswig John II of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg Albert III of Saxe-Lauenburg Sophia, prioress in Plötzkau |
| Father | Birger Jarl |
| Mother | Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden |
Ingeborg Birgersdotter has been falsely identified as the daughter of her maternal uncle King Eric XI of Sweden, likely because she in contemporary German sources was referred to as filiam regis Suecie and filia Regis Sweonum (Daughter of the Swedish King).
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