Euphemia of Pomerania

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Euphemia of Pomerania
Queen consort of Denmark

Reign	1320–1330
Spouse	Christopher II of Denmark
House	House of Estridsen House of Pomerania
Father	Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Magarete of Rügen
Born	1285
Died	26 July 1330
Burial	Sorø Abbey
Religion	Lutheranism

Euphemia of Pomerania (1285 – 26 July 1330) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Christopher II of Denmark. She was the daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania and his second wife, Magarete of Rügen.

Euphemia wed Christopher in 1300. The marriage was likely arranged to provide Christopher with support from the states of her mother and father.

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Euphemia of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania

8. Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania

17. Anastasia of Greater Poland

4. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania

18. Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania

9. Miroslawa of Pomerelia

19. Swinisława

2. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

20. Canute I of Sweden

10. Eric X of Sweden

21. Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden

5. Marianna of Sweden

22. Valdemar I of Denmark

11. Richeza of Denmark

23. Sophia of Minsk

1. Euphemia of Pomerania

24. Wizlaw I, Prince of Rügen

12. Jaromar II, Prince of Rügen

25. Margaret

6. Wizlaw II, Prince of Rügen

26. Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania

13. Euphemia of Pomerania

27. Euphrosyne of Greater Poland

3. Margaret of Rügen (d. 1320)

28. William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg

14. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

29. Helena of Denmark

7. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg

30. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg

15. Matilda of Brandenburg

31. Matilda of Landsberg

References

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
http://runeberg.org/nfad/0404.html
http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0621.html

Danish royalty
Euphemia of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: circa 1285 Died: 26 July 1330
Preceded by Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden	Queen consort of Denmark 1320–1330 Served alongside: Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)	Succeeded by Helvig of Schleswig

v t e Danish royal consorts

Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–present) Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947) Louise of Sweden (1906–1912) Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766) Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746) Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721) Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559) Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533) Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523) Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513) Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481) Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430) Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374) Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331) Euphemia of Pomerania (1326–1330) Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319) Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286) Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259) Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252) Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250) Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231) Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221) Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213) Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197) Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182) Helena of Sweden (1156–1157) Adela of Meissen (1152–1157) Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146) Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137) Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134) Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130) Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103) Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095) Adela of Flanders (1080–1086) Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052) Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049) Emma of Normandy† (1017–1035) Sigrid the Haughty†‡ Gunhild of Wenden† Tove of the Obotrites† (970–986) Gyrid of Sweden (952–970) Thyra (900–935)

† also Queen of Norway ‡ also Queen of Sweden

Persondata
Name	Euphemia Of Pomerania
Alternative names
Short description	Danish queen
Date of birth	1285
Place of birth
Date of death	26 July 1330
Place of death

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