Margaret Fredkulla (Swedish: Margareta Fredkulla; Danish: Margrete Fredkulla; Norwegian: Margret Fredskolla) was a Swedish Princess who became successively Queen of Norway and Denmark by marriage to Kings Magnus III of Norway and Niels of Denmark. She was also de facto regent of Denmark. Margaret's parents were Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena.
Margaret married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101. The marriage had been arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. She brought with her large fiefs and areas in Sweden as her dowry, probably in Västergötland. In 1103, she was made widow after two years of marriage, and left Norway. The marriage was childless.
She married King Niels of Denmark in 1105. Niels was made King in 1104, but he was described as a passive monarch who lacked the capacity to rule and who left the affairs of the state to his Queen. With his blessing, Margaret governed Denmark. She is described as a wise ruler, and the relationship between Denmark and her birth country Sweden was very peaceful during her time as Queen. It was said that "The rule was so much dependent on the noble Queen Margaret, that foreigners remarked that the rule of Denmark lay in a woman's hand".
After her death in 1130, King Niels married Queen Dowager Ulvhild of Sweden. Margaret's lands in Sweden became a base for her son, Magnus when he claimed the throne of Sweden through her. When Margaret's first cousin King Inge the Younger died, Magnus claimed the throne as the eldest grandson of King Inge the Elder and reigned as King Magnus I of Sweden.
Queen Margaret had two children with King Niels:
Inge Nielsen (died as a child) and Magnus I of Sweden
C.Smith
Margaret married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101. The marriage had been arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. She brought with her large fiefs and areas in Sweden as her dowry, probably in Västergötland. In 1103, she was made widow after two years of marriage, and left Norway. The marriage was childless.
She married King Niels of Denmark in 1105. Niels was made King in 1104, but he was described as a passive monarch who lacked the capacity to rule and who left the affairs of the state to his Queen. With his blessing, Margaret governed Denmark. She is described as a wise ruler, and the relationship between Denmark and her birth country Sweden was very peaceful during her time as Queen. It was said that "The rule was so much dependent on the noble Queen Margaret, that foreigners remarked that the rule of Denmark lay in a woman's hand".
After her death in 1130, King Niels married Queen Dowager Ulvhild of Sweden. Margaret's lands in Sweden became a base for her son, Magnus when he claimed the throne of Sweden through her. When Margaret's first cousin King Inge the Younger died, Magnus claimed the throne as the eldest grandson of King Inge the Elder and reigned as King Magnus I of Sweden.
Queen Margaret had two children with King Niels:
Inge Nielsen (died as a child) and Magnus I of Sweden
C.Smith
Margaret Fredkulla (Swedish: Margareta Fredkulla; Danish: Margrete Fredkulla; Norwegian: Margret Fredskolla) was a Swedish Princess who became successively Queen of Norway and Denmark by marriage to Kings Magnus III of Norway and Niels of Denmark. She was also de facto regent of Denmark. Margaret's parents were Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena.
Margaret married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101. The marriage had been arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. She brought with her large fiefs and areas in Sweden as her dowry, probably in Västergötland. In 1103, she was made widow after two years of marriage, and left Norway. The marriage was childless.
She married King Niels of Denmark in 1105. Niels was made King in 1104, but he was described as a passive monarch who lacked the capacity to rule and who left the affairs of the state to his Queen. With his blessing, Margaret governed Denmark. She is described as a wise ruler, and the relationship between Denmark and her birth country Sweden was very peaceful during her time as Queen. It was said that "The rule was so much dependent on the noble Queen Margaret, that foreigners remarked that the rule of Denmark lay in a woman's hand".
After her death in 1130, King Niels married Queen Dowager Ulvhild of Sweden. Margaret's lands in Sweden became a base for her son, Magnus when he claimed the throne of Sweden through her. When Margaret's first cousin King Inge the Younger died, Magnus claimed the throne as the eldest grandson of King Inge the Elder and reigned as King Magnus I of Sweden.
Queen Margaret had two children with King Niels:
Inge Nielsen (died as a child) and Magnus I of Sweden
C.Smith
Margaret married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101. The marriage had been arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. She brought with her large fiefs and areas in Sweden as her dowry, probably in Västergötland. In 1103, she was made widow after two years of marriage, and left Norway. The marriage was childless.
She married King Niels of Denmark in 1105. Niels was made King in 1104, but he was described as a passive monarch who lacked the capacity to rule and who left the affairs of the state to his Queen. With his blessing, Margaret governed Denmark. She is described as a wise ruler, and the relationship between Denmark and her birth country Sweden was very peaceful during her time as Queen. It was said that "The rule was so much dependent on the noble Queen Margaret, that foreigners remarked that the rule of Denmark lay in a woman's hand".
After her death in 1130, King Niels married Queen Dowager Ulvhild of Sweden. Margaret's lands in Sweden became a base for her son, Magnus when he claimed the throne of Sweden through her. When Margaret's first cousin King Inge the Younger died, Magnus claimed the throne as the eldest grandson of King Inge the Elder and reigned as King Magnus I of Sweden.
Queen Margaret had two children with King Niels:
Inge Nielsen (died as a child) and Magnus I of Sweden
C.Smith
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