Margaret Fredkulla

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Margaret Fredskulla (Margareta Ingesdotter of Sweden), (1080s-1130), was a medieval Scandinavian queen, Princess of Sweden and Queen of Denmark and Norway, married to King Magnus III of Norway and King Niels of Denmark. she is known as Margareta Fredkulla in Sweden, Margret Fredskolla in Norway and Margrete Fredkulla in Denmark.

Margret was born the child of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena and was in 1101 married to King Magnus of Norway. The marriage had been arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Sweden and Norway, and she was from this point known as Margaret Fredkulla which means "Margaret the Maiden of Peace".

In 1103, she was made widow after two years of marriage, and soon left Norway. In 1105, she married King Nils of Denmark. Niels was made king in 1104, but was described as a passive monarch who left the affairs of the state to his queen, and Margaret thereby became the de facto queen regnant of Denmark for fifteen years. She is described as a vise ruler and even printed her own coins, something unique for a queen consort of his time. After her death in 1130, Nils married Queen dowager Ulvhild of Sweden.

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Margaret Fredkulla
Born: 1080s Died: 1130
Preceded by
Ingerid of Denmark
(Queen consort)		 Royal Consort of Norway
(Queen consort)
1101 - 1103		 Succeeded by
Gunhild
(Queen consort)
Preceded by
Boedil Thurgotsdatter
 (Queen consort)		 Royal Consort of Denmark
(Queen consort)
1104 - 1130		 Succeeded by
Ulvhild
(Queen consort)