Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

For other people of the same name, see Richardis of Schwerin.

Richardis of Schwerin

Queen Richardice as sculpted on Albert's grave
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure	1365–1377

Spouse	Albert of Sweden
Issue
Eric, Lord of Gotland Richardis Catherine, Duchess of Görlitz
House	House of Hagen (by birth) House of Mecklenburg (by marriage)
Father	Otto I, Count of Schwerin
Mother	Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle
Born	c. 1347 Schwerin?
Died	23 April/11 July 1377 (aged 29–30) Stockholm
Burial	Stockholm Dominican Church
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Richardis of Schwerin, (1347 – April 23 or July 11, 1377, Stockholm), was a Swedish Queen, married to King Albert of Sweden, Duke of Mecklenburg. In Sweden, she was called Queen Rikardis.

1 Life
2 Children
3 Ancestry
4 References

Life

Richardis was the child of Otto I, Count of Schwerin (d. 1357) and Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle (d. 1361) and the paternal niece of Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig, the wife of the former Valdemar III of Denmark. She was engaged to Albrekt of Mecklenburg, who was also to be king of Sweden. In Wismar on 12 October 1352, the marriage contract was signed. It was not until 1365, however, that they were married in reality and Richardis arrived in Sweden. She died in Stockholm and was buried in the Cloister Church at the Black Friars' Monastery.

Children

Eric of Mecklenburg^[1] (1365–1397), also called Duke Eric, heir to the throne of Sweden^[2] and Lord of Gotland.
Richardis Catherine (1370/1372-1400), married in Prag 1388 the son of the emperor, John of Bohemia (1370–1396), Margrave of Moravia and Duke of Görlitz (Lausitz)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

16. Günzelin III, Count of Schwerin

8. Nicholas I, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg

17. Margaret of Mecklenburg

4. Günzelin VI, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg

18. John I, Count of Holstein

9. Elisabeth of Holstein-Kiel

19. Elisabeth of Saxony

2. Otto I, Count of Schwerin

20. Otto III, Count of Tecklenburg

10. Otto IV, Count of Tecklenburg

21. Richardis of the Mark

5. Richardis of Tecklenburg

22. Frederick I, Count of Rietberg

11. Beatrice of Rietberg

23. Beatrice of Horstmar

1. Richardis of Schwerin

24. John I of Werle

12. Nicholas II of Werle

25. Sophie of Lindau-Ruppin

6. John III of Werle

26. Eric V of Denmark

13. Richeza of Denmark

27. Agnes of Brandenburg

3. Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle

28. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania

14. Otto I, Duke of Pomerania

29. Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Pomerania

7. Matilda of Pomerania

30. Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön

15. Elisabeth of Holstein-Plön

31. Ingeborg of Sweden

References

^ Nationalencyklopedin (The National Encyclopedia)
^ Nordman, Viljo Adolf in Albrecht Herzog von Mecklenburg König von Schweden, Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Tuomituksia B:44:1, Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemia, Helsinki, 1939 p 336.

[1] Wilhelmina Stålberg: Anteqningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish)
Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) (Swedish)
Herman Lindvist: Historien om alla Sveriges drottningar (History of all the queens of Sweden) (Swedish) (2006)

Swedish royalty
Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden House of Hagen Born: circa 1347 Died: 23 April/11 July 1377
Preceded by Margaret I of Denmark	Queen consort of Sweden 1365–1377	Succeeded by Philippa of England

Swedish Royal Consorts

Silvia Renate Sommerlath (1976–present) Louise Mountbatten (1950–1965) · Victoria of Baden (1907–1930) · Sophia of Nassau* (1872–1907) · Louise of the Netherlands* (1859–1871) · Josephine of Leuchtenberg* (1844–1859) · Désirée Clary* (1818–1844) · Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp* (1809–1818) · Frederica of Baden (1797–1809) · Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1771–1792) · Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1751–1771) · Ulrika Eleonora (1720–1741) · Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1718/1719–1720) · Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1680–1693) · Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1654–1660) · Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1620–1632) · Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1599/1604–1611) · Anne of Austria (1592–1598) · Gunilla Bielke (1585–1592) · Catherine Jagellon (1568–1583) · Karin Månsdotter (1567–1568) · Catherine Stenbock (1552–1560) · Margaret Leijonhufvud (1536–1551) · Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1531–1533) · Isabella of Austria^ (1520–1521)* · Christina Gyllenstierna (1512–1520) · Mette Dyre (1504–1512) · Ingeborg Tott (1501–1503) · Christina of Saxony^ (1497–1501)* · Ingeborg Tott (1470–1497) · Christina Abrahamsdotter (1470) · Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (1466–1467) · Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1457–1464)* · Catherine Karlsdotter (1448–1450) · Merete Lydekedatter (1448) · Karin Karlsdotter (1448) · Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1445–1448)* · Philippa of England^ (1406–1430)* · Richardis of Schwerin (1365–1377) · Margareta Valdemarsdotter* (1363–1364) · Beatrice of Bavaria (1356–1359) · Blanche of Namur (1335–1363) · Märta Eriksdotter (1298–1318) · Hedwig of Holstein (1276–1290) · Sophia Eriksdotter (1260–1275) · Catherine Sunadotter (1243/1244–1250) · Helena Pedersdatter Strange (1229–1234) · Richeza of Denmark (1210–1216) · Ingegerd Birgersdotter (1200–1208) · Benedicta Ebbesdotter (1196–1199/1200) · Cecilia Johansdotter (1167–1190) · Christina Stigsdatter (1163/1164–1167) · Brigida Haraldsdotter (1160–1161) · Christina Björnsdatter (1156–1160) · Richeza of Poland (1148–1156) · Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1134–1148) · Richeza of Poland (1127–1130) · Ulvhild Håkansdotter^ (1117–1125) · Ragnhild Halstensdotter (1105–1117) · Ingegerd of Norway^ (1105–1118) · Helena (1088–1105) · Blotstulka (1084–1087) · Helena (1079–1084) · Gyla (1066–1067 & 1075–1079) · Astrid Njalsdotter (1050–1060) · Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir^ (1022–1050) · Estrid of the Obotrites (1000–1022) · Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade (990s–995) · Świętosława of Poland^ (late 10th century)*

*also Queen of Norway ^also Queen of Denmark

Persondata
Name	Richardis of Schwerin
Alternative names	Rikardis av Schwerin (Swedish)
Short description	Queen of Sweden
Date of birth	1347
Place of birth	Schwerin?
Date of death	23 April/11 July 1377
Place of death	Stockholm

Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

Contents

Life

Children

Ancestry

References