Christina Sverresdatter (Norwegian: Kristin Sverresdatter; died 1213) was a medieval Norwegian princess and titular queen consort, spouse of co-regent Philip Simonsson, the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway.[1][2]
Christina was the daughter of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway and his Swedish queen consort, Margaret. Her father died in 1202 and her mother returned to Sweden, forced to leave Christina behind.[3] In 1209, she married Norwegian aristocrat Philip Simonsson. She died in labour giving birth to their first child, a son, who also died soon after.[4]
Her marriage was arranged as a part of reconciliation between the Bagler and Birkebeiner factions during the period of the Civil war era in Norway. In 1208, with no side looking able to achieve victory, Bishop Nikolas Arnesson together with other bishops of the Church, brokered a peace deal between the Baglers and the Birkebeiners. At the settlement of Kvitsøy, the Birkebeiner candidate for king, Inge II of Norway, recognized Philip's rule over the eastern third of the country in return for Philip giving up any claim to the title of king and recognizing King Inge as his overlord. To seal the agreement, Philip was to marry King Sverre's daughter, Christina.[5]
Thea Sofie Loch Naes portrayed a heavily fictionalized Christina (named Kristin) in the 2016 film The Last King.
Historic contextedit
In Norwegian civil war era it was usual that several royal sons fought against each other over power in Norway. The civil war period of Norwegian history lasted from 1130 to 1240. During this period there were several interlocked conflicts of varying scale and intensity. The background for these conflicts were the unclear Norwegian succession laws, social conditions and the struggle between Church and King. There were then two main parties, firstly known by varying names or no names at all, but finally condensed into parties of Bagler and Birkebeiner. The rallying point regularly was a royal son, who was set up as the head figure of the party in question, to oppose the rule of king from the contesting party.
christina, norway, norwegian, princess, married, infante, castile, infanta, castile, christina, sverresdatter, norwegian, kristin, sverresdatter, died, 1213, medieval, norwegian, princess, titular, queen, consort, spouse, regent, philip, simonsson, bagler, par. For the Norwegian princess who married an Infante of Castile see Christina of Norway Infanta of Castile Christina Sverresdatter Norwegian Kristin Sverresdatter died 1213 was a medieval Norwegian princess and titular queen consort spouse of co regent Philip Simonsson the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway 1 2 Christina of NorwayBorncirca 1190s unknown Died1213NorwaySpousePhilip SimonssonHouseSverreFatherSverre SigurdssonMotherMargaret of Sweden Contents 1 Biography 2 Historic context 3 Olympic Mascot 4 ReferencesBiography editChristina was the daughter of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway and his Swedish queen consort Margaret Her father died in 1202 and her mother returned to Sweden forced to leave Christina behind 3 In 1209 she married Norwegian aristocrat Philip Simonsson She died in labour giving birth to their first child a son who also died soon after 4 Her marriage was arranged as a part of reconciliation between the Bagler and Birkebeiner factions during the period of the Civil war era in Norway In 1208 with no side looking able to achieve victory Bishop Nikolas Arnesson together with other bishops of the Church brokered a peace deal between the Baglers and the Birkebeiners At the settlement of Kvitsoy the Birkebeiner candidate for king Inge II of Norway recognized Philip s rule over the eastern third of the country in return for Philip giving up any claim to the title of king and recognizing King Inge as his overlord To seal the agreement Philip was to marry King Sverre s daughter Christina 5 Thea Sofie Loch Naes portrayed a heavily fictionalized Christina named Kristin in the 2016 film The Last King Historic context editIn Norwegian civil war era it was usual that several royal sons fought against each other over power in Norway The civil war period of Norwegian history lasted from 1130 to 1240 During this period there were several interlocked conflicts of varying scale and intensity The background for these conflicts were the unclear Norwegian succession laws social conditions and the struggle between Church and King There were then two main parties firstly known by varying names or no names at all but finally condensed into parties of Bagler and Birkebeiner The rallying point regularly was a royal son who was set up as the head figure of the party in question to oppose the rule of king from the contesting party Olympic Mascot editHakon and Kristin are the mascots of the 1994 Winter Olympics Hakon is named after Haakon IV of Norway and Kristin after Christina of Norway 6 References edit Knut Helle Kristin Sverresdatter Store norske leksikon Retrieved May 20 2016 Narve Bjorgo 28 September 2014 Filippus Simonsson Baglerkonge Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved May 20 2016 Knut Helle 28 September 2014 Sverre Sigurdsson Konge Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved May 20 2016 Filippus Simonsson Lokalhistoriewiki Retrieved May 20 2016 Nikolas Arnesson Lokalhistoriewiki Retrieved May 20 2016 Les mascottes des Jeux Olympiques d hiver d Innsbruck 1976 a Sotchi 2014 Olympic org in French nbsp nbsp This Norwegian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christina of Norway amp oldid 1167750347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
