This is a list of Swedish queens consort and other spouses of Swedish monarchs and regents. The role of the royal consort has changed considerably over the centuries. The earliest Swedish consorts are known primarily from legendary accounts, and those before , like the monarchs themselves, are often semi-legendary.
Due to the unions of Sweden with Denmark and Norway, many Swedish consorts were also consorts of the monarchs of those countries. Consorts listed for the period 1380–1520 were also consorts of the monarchs of Denmark, while those listed for 1814–1905 were also consorts of the monarchs of Norway.
Sweden has had three female monarchs. One spouse listed below, Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, was male.
Semi-legendary queens This is a list of Swedish queens of legend.
Vana, wife of Sveigðir Drifa, wife of Vanlandi 3rd century: Drott, wife of Domar 4th century: Skjalf (wife of Agne) 5th century: Bera (wife of Alf) 6th century: Yrsa, wife of Eadgils 7th century: Gauthildr Algautsdóttir of Götaland, (wife of Ingjald) 7th century: Princess of Småland, daughter of king Heidrek of Småland, (wife of Ivar Vidfamne) 8th century: Inghild of Sweden (wife of Randver) 970–975: Ingeborg Thrandsdotter (wife of Olof Björnsson)
House of Uppsala and Stenkil Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Sigrid the Haughtyand/orŚwiętosława of Poland Mieszko I of Poland(Piast) 978 c. 990sdivorce 02 February 1014 Eric the Victorious Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade Ladejarl Haakon Sigurdsson, regent of Norway c. 970 c. 990s 992husband's death c. 1015 Estrid of the Obotrites a tribal chief of the Polabian Obotrites c. 979 c. 1000 c. 1022 husband's death c. 1035 Olof Skötkonung Gunhild Sveinsdotter/Haraldsdotter Sveinn Hákonarson or Saint Harald c. 1008 ? c. 1022husband's accession c. 1050husband's death c. 1060 Anund Jacob Unknown name, called Ingamoder Emund the Old of Sweden(Munsö) c. 1043 c. 1058 c. 1061husband's accession c. 1066husband's death c. 1090 Stenkil Gyla ?? ? c. 1075husband's accession c. 1079husband's death ? Haakon I Helena Sigtorn or Ingvar the Far-Travelled c. 1065 before 1075 c. 1079husband's accession c. 1084husband's deposition 1140 Inge the Elder Blotstulka ?? before 1094 c. 1084husband's accession c. 1087husband's death ? Blot-Sweyn Helena Sigtorn or Prince Ingvar Vittfarne of Sweden ? ? c. 1088husband's accession c. 1105husband's death after 1105 Inge the Elder Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) c. 1046 c. 1095 or 1096 c. 1105/1110husband's accession c. 1118husband's death c. 1120 Filip Halstensson Non-contemporary Ragnhild Halsten Stenkilsson c. 1075 ? ? c. 1117 Inge the Younger Ulvhild Håkansdotter Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) c. 1095 c. 1116/17 c. 1125husband's death c. 1148 Richeza of Poland Boleslaw III of Poland (Piast) c. 12 April 1106/1116 c. 1127 c. 1130husband's deposition after 1156 Magnus Nilsson
House of Sverker and of Eric Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Ulvhild Håkansdotter Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) c. 1095 c. 1134 c. 1148 Sverker I Richeza of Poland Boleslaw III of Poland (Piast) c. 12 April 1116 c. 1148 25 December 1156 husband's assassination after 1156 Christina of Denmark Björn Haraldsen Ironside (Estridsen) c. 1120/25 1149 or 1150 c. 1156husband's accession 18 May 1160husband's assassination c. 1170 Erik Jedvardsson Bridget Haraldsdotter Harald IV of Norway (Hardrada) c. 1131 ? 18 May 1160husband's accession c. 1161husband's assassination c. 1208 Magnus Henriksson Christina Hvide Stig Tokesen Hvide (Hvide) c. 1145 1163 or 1164 12 April 1167husband's assassination c. 1200 Karl Sverkersson Cecilia (?) Prince Johan Sverkersson of Sweden (Sverker) c. 1145 1160 12 April 1167husband's accession c. 1190entered a convent after 1193 Knut Eriksson Benedicta Hvide Ebbe Sunesson Hvide (Hvide) c. 1165/1170 c. 1185 c. 1196husband's accession c. 1199/1200 Sverker II Ingegerd Birgersdotter Birger Brosa (Bjälbo) c. 1180 1200 31 January 1208 husband's deposition 7 April after 1210, possibly 1230 Rikissa of Denmark Valdemar I of Denmark (Estridsen) c. 1190/1191 1210 10 April 1216husband's death 8 May 1220 Erik Knutsson Helena Pedersdatter Strange Peder Strangesson c. 1200 c. 1225 c. 1229husband's accession c. 1234husband's death c. 1255 Knut Långe Catherine Sunesdotter Sune Folkesson (Bjälbo) c. 1215 c. 1243/1244 2 February 1250husband's death fl. 17 January 1251 Erik Eriksson
House of Bjälbo Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Sofia of Denmark Eric IV of Denmark (Estridsen) 1241 1260 22 July 1275husband's deposition 1286 Valdemar Helvig of HolsteinAlso Queen consort of the Goths.Also Queen consort of the Geats. Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (Schauenburg) c. 1260 11 November 1276 18 December 1290husband's death fl. 1324 Magnus Ladulås Martha of Denmark Eric V of Denmark (Estridsen) 1277 November 1298 March or April 1318husband's deposition 3 October 1341 Birger Non-contemporary Blanche of Namur John I, Marquis of Namur (Dampierre) c. 1320 October or early November 1335 1363 Magnus Eriksson Beatrix of Bavaria Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) 17 October 1356husband's accession as joint-queen with Blanka, her mother-in-law 20 June 1359husband's death 1359 Erik Magnusson Margaret of Denmark Valdemar IV of Denmark (Estridsen) Spring 1353 9 April 1363 as co-queen consort then claimant 15 February 1364husband's deposition(claimed until 1380) 28 October 1412 Haakon Magnusson
House of Mecklenburg Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Richardis of Schwerin Otto I, Count of Schwerin(Hagen) 1347/8 1365 23 April/11 July 1377 Albert
Union queens and consorts of regents, 1397–1523 Several of the queens listed below were also queen consort of Denmark and Norway. During periods when Sweden was governed by a regent rather than a king, the wives of the regents are also listed.
Queen consorts Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Non-contemporary Philippa of EnglandAlso queen consort of Denmark.Also queen consort of Norway. Henry IV of England(Lancaster) 4 June 1394 26 October 1406 7 January 1430 Erik of Pomerania Dorothea of BrandenburgFirst tenure. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach(Hohenzollern) 1430/1431 12 September 1445 6 January 1448husband's death 10 November 1495 Christopher of Bavaria
Consorts of regents 1448: Karin Karlsdotter, third wife of Regent Nils Jönsson 1448: Merete Lydekedatter Stralendorp of Venngarn, second wife of Regent Bengt Jönsson
Queen consorts Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Catherine of Bjurum Karl Ormsson Gumsehuvud(Gumsehufvud) ? 5 October 1438 20 June 1448husband's accession 7 September 1450 Karl Knutsson Dorothea of BrandenburgSecond tenure. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach(Hohenzollern) 1430/1431 28 October 1449 23 June 1457husband's accession 23 June 1464husband's deposition 10 November 1495 Christian I
Consorts of regents 1466–1467: Elin Gustavsdotter Sture (second time), wife of Regent Erik Axelsson Tott
Queen consorts Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Christina Abrahamsdotter Abraham Pedersson, governor of Raseborg 1432 1470 15 May 1470husband's death 1492 Karl Knutsson
Consorts of regents 1470–1497: Ingeborg Tott (first time), wife of Regent Sten Sture the Elder; died 1507
Queen consorts Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Christina of Saxony Ernst, Elector of Saxony(Wettin) 25 December 1461 6 September 1478 6 October 1497husband's accession August 1501husband lost Sweden 8 December 1521 Hans
Consorts of regents 1501–1503: Ingeborg Tott (second time), wife of Regent Sten Sture the Elder; died 1507 1504–1512: Mette Dyre, second wife of Regent Svante 1512–1520: Christina Gyllenstierna, wife of Regent Sten Sture the Younger; died 1559
Queen consorts Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Isabella of Austria Philip the Handsome(Habsburg) 18 July 1501 12 August 1515 1 November 1520husband's accession 23 August 1521husband lost Sweden 19 January 1526 Christian II
House of Vasa Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) 24 September 1513 24 September 1531 23 September 1535 Gustav I Margaret LeijonhufvudAlso Queen consort of the Wends. Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (Leijonhufvud) 1 January 1516 1 October 1536 26 August 1551 Catherine Stenbock Gustaf Olofsson Stenbock (Stenbock) 22 July 1535 22 August 1552 29 September 1560husband's death 13 December 1621 Catherine "Karin" Måns 6 October 1550 13 July 1567 (unofficially)4 July 1568 (officially) January 1569 husband's deposition 13 September 1612 Erik XIV Catherine JagiellonAlso Duchess of FinlandAlso Grand Duchess consort of Finland. Sigismund I of Poland (Jagellon) 1 November 1526 4 October 1562 January 1569 husband's accession 16 September 1583 John III Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke Johan Axelsson Bielke, governor of Östergötland (Bielke) 25 June 1568 15 February 1585 17 November 1592husband's death 19 July 1597 Anne of AustriaAlso Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania. Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) 16 August 1573 31 May 1592 17 November 1592 husband's accession 10 February 1598 Sigismund III Vasa Christina of Holstein-GottorpAlso Queen of Finns Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) 13 April 1573 8 July 1592 22 March 1604 husband's accession 30 October 1611husband's death 8 December 1625 Charles IX Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) 11 November 1599 25 November 1620 6 November 1632husband's death 28 March 1655 Gustav II Adolph
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-GottorpAlso Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp(Holstein-Gottorp) 23 October 1636 24 October 1654 13 February 1660 husband's death 24 November 1715 Charles X Gustav Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark Frederick III of Denmark(Oldenburg) 11 September 1656 6 May 1680 26 July 1693 Charles XI Frederick of Hesse-Kassel Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel(Hesse-Kassel) 18 April 1676 24 March 1715 5 December 1718 wife's accession 29 February 1720wife's abdication, his own accession 25 March 1751 Ulrika Eleonora
House of Hesse Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden Charles XI(Palatinate-Zweibrücken) 23 January 1688 24 March 1715 24 March 1720 husband's accession 24 November 1741 Frederick I
House of Holstein-Gottorp Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Frederick William I of Prussia(Hohenzollern) 24 July 1720 18 August 1744 25 March 1751 husband's accession 12 February 1771husband's death 16 July 1782 Adolf Frederick Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Frederick V of Denmark(Oldenburg) 3 July 1746 4 November 1766 12 February 1771 husband's accession 29 March 1792husband's death 21 August 1813 Gustav III Frederica of Baden Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden(Zähringen) 12 March 1781 31 October 1797 29 March 1809husband's abdication 25 September 1826 Gustav IV Adolf Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg(Holstein-Gottorp) 22 March 1759 7 July 1774 6 June 1809 husband's accession 5 February 1818husband's death 20 June 1818 Charles XIII
House of Bernadotte