Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo
Ingegerd (or Ingegärd) Birgersdotter of Bjelbo (or Bjälbo; ca. 1180–7 April after 1210, possibly 1230) was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King Sverker II.
| Ingegerd Birgersdotter | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | c. 1200–1208 |
| Born | c. 1180 |
| Died | c. 1210/1230 |
| Spouse | Sverker II of Sweden |
| Issue | John I of Sweden |
| Father | Birger Brosa |
| Mother | Brigida Haraldsdotter |
Ingegerd was born into one of Sweden's most powerful noble families, the Bjälbo family, as the child of the powerful Jarl Birger Brosa and the Queen Dowager Brigida Haraldsdotter; her mother was the child of King Harald Gille of Norway and had, in her first marriage, herself been the Queen of Sweden in 1160–1161.
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