Euphemia of Pomerania
Euphemia of Pomerania (1285 – 26 July 1330) was Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Christopher II. She was the daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, and his second spouse, Margarete of Rügen.
| Euphemia of Pomerania | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 1320–1330 |
| Born | 1285 |
| Died | 26 July 1330 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Christopher II of Denmark |
| Issue | Margaret, Margravine of Brandenburg Eric Christoffersen Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia Valdemar IV Atterdag |
| House | Pomerania |
| Father | Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania |
| Mother | Margarete of Rügen |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Euphemia wed Christopher in 1300. The marriage was likely a politically arranged marriage to provide Christopher with political support from the dynasty of her mother as well as that of her father.[1] Not much is known about queen Euphemia.
Euphemia had at least six known children:
- Margarete (1305–1340), married Louis V, Duke of Bavaria
- Erik (1307–1331)
- Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia (born c. 1310 – died after 1347)
- Agnes (d. 1312), died young
- Heilwig (born c. 1315)
- Valdemar, King of Denmark (1320–1375)
She is buried in the Sorø Abbey.
References
- Anders Leegaard Knudsen: Eufemia af Pommern i Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Hentet 13. april 2017 fra http://denstoredanske.dk/index.php?sideId=72897
- Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
- Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the historiy of the Nordic countries) (1997)
- Den store danske encyklopædi Eufemia_af_Pommern
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110604072630/http://runeberg.org/nfad/0404.html
- http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0621.html
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