Hedwig of Holstein (d. 1325)
Hedwig of Holstein (d. 1325)
Queen of Sweden. Name variations: Hedwig von Holstein. Died around 1325; daughter of Gerhard I, count of Holstein, and Elizabeth of Mecklenburg ; married Magnus I Ladulas, king of Sweden (r. 1275–1290), on November 11, 1276; children: Eric; Berger, king of Sweden (r. 1290–1318); Erik, duke of Sudermannland; Richiza Magnusdottir (abbess of St. Klara); Ingeborg (d. 1319); Valdemar or Waldemar, duke of Finland.
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