Katarina Sunesdotter (c. 1215 – 1252), also known as Karin , was Queen of Sweden from 1244 to 1250 as the wife of King Erik Eriksson . In her later years she served as abbess of Gudhem Abbey in Falbygden .
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24-422: A stutter ("läspe och halte"), and he was reportedly of a kindly nature. Erik and Katarina were married in order to strengthen Erik's claim to the throne, as Katarina was of royal blood on her mother's side. The marriage took place in 1243 or 1244, at Fyrisängen near Uppsala . Katarina had received an immense dower upon the marriage: some legends speak romantically about "half the kingdom". Erik died in 1250. Upon
36-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Catherine Sunesdotter Katarina was the eldest daughter of Helena Sverkersdotter and Sune Folkesson. Katarina did not have any brothers, but a sister, Benedikta . Katarina's maternal grandparents were King Sverker the Younger and Queen Benedicta Hvide . Descending from the families of Bjälbo and Sverker, she
48-490: The Abbess of Gudhem Abbey, and served in that position until her death in 1252. Since she immediately devoted herself to a sequestered religious life and not to family at Erik's death, the conclusion has tended to be that they did not have any surviving children. Erik's nephew, Valdemar Birgersson was chosen as the next King of Sweden . Helena Sverkersdotter Helen of Sweden ( c. 1190 – 1247, Swedish: Helena )
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72-574: The battle in which he fell. According to folklore , Sune Folkason abducted Helena and took her to the Ymseborg Castle. They married and two daughters survived from their marriage; Benedicta of Bjelbo and Catherine Sunesdotter . In 1216, Helen's brother became King John I of Sweden. When he died childless in 1222, Helen and her daughters became heirs of the Sverker dynasty. In 1243, her daughter, Catherine Sunesdotter (c. 1215 – 1252),
84-499: The death of her husband, the Queen Dowager retreated to Gudhem Abbey . Because Scandinavian customary law dictated that no clan property could be held by a member of a religious order, she transferred some lands, including her queenly dower, to certain relatives and gave others as donations to ecclesiastical institutions. For example, her sister Benedikta received as a gift from her the town of Söderköping . Katarina soon became
96-718: The fictional protagonist of the computer game Heroes of Might and Magic III Catherine the Great Princess Catherine (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Queen Catherine . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queen_Catherine&oldid=1195387424 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-616: The only daughter of the deposed king, was educated at Vreta Abbey at the time of her father's death. Around 1210, Helen was one of the victims of the Vreta abductions . Sune Folkesson was from one of the two dynasties that had been rivals for the Swedish throne since 1130, while Helen was from the other, the Sverker dynasty . Her relatives disapproved of the proposal of Sune Folkason, the son of an earl who had been among Sverker's opponents in
120-480: Was a Swedish princess and daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden . She was the mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden . She was later Abbess of Vreta Abbey . Helen was born in Denmark , the daughter of King Sverker II and Queen Benedicta . Her father was an exile there at that time. In 1195 or 1196, he was crowned King of Sweden. In 1208, he was deposed, and in 1210, he died in battle. Helen Sverkersdotter,
132-616: Was a member of one of the Geatish clans. Katarina's father Sune Folkesson was Lord of Ymseborg, lawspeaker of Västergötland , and in some literature he is referred to as Earl of the Swedish . Erik Eriksson (1215–50) of the House of Erik became king in 1222 and was exiled by co-king Knut Långe from 1229 to 1234. Eric returned to Sweden on Knut's death in 1234 and served as king until his own death in 1250. Young Erik was, according to semi-legendary material, physically lame and spoke with
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#1732790065279144-474: Was married to King Eric XI , thus finally uniting the two Swedish dynasties. Around 1244, Benedikte Sunadotter , the younger daughter of Sune Folkason and Helena Sverkersdotter, was abducted by Laurens Pedersson, Justiciar of Östergötland while she was being educated at the Vreta convent. Benedikte was soon released and married high noble Svantepolk Knutsson , Lord of Viby. This biographical article about
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