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Finland was from the Middle Ages a part of Sweden, and although there was no official title, such as "Queen Consort of Finland", from the 16th century until the year of 1809; the queen consort of Sweden also held the title "Grand Princess of Finland." [citation needed] Sweden has had three female monarchs. One of the consorts listed below is male.
Her father was the third son of Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, by his wife, Sophia of Nassau, and was a younger brother of King Gustav V of Sweden. Astrid’s mother was a daughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmark by his wife, Louise of Sweden, and the younger sister of kings Christian X of Denmark and Haakon VII of Norway. [3]
Queen Viktoria of Sweden. Victoria became Queen-consort of Sweden with her father-in-law's death on 8 December 1907. As queen, she was present in Sweden only during the summers, but she still dominated the court. [8] She arranged the marriage between her son Wilhelm and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1908. [8]
Astrid Olofsdotter (Norwegian: Astrid Olavsdatter; English: Aestrith [citation needed]; died 1035) was the queen consort of Saint Olaf, who reigned over Norway from 1019 to 1028. [1] She is the only woman to have a surviving skaldic praise-poem dedicated to her for her decisive address of the Swedish army in support of her stepson, Magnus the ...
Christina was the only royal mistress in Sweden to have become queen alongside Karin Månsdotter (1568). On 15 May 1470, Christina became a widow and Queen dowager. After the death of Charles, Sten Sture had the king's will revoked, took all of the power himself as regent and gave the majority of the late king's estates to his sons-in-law ...
Louise of Sweden (Swedish: Lovisa Josefina Eugenia; 31 October 1851 – 20 March 1926) was Queen of Denmark from 1906 until 1912 as the wife of King Frederick VIII. Born into the House of Bernadotte , Louise was the only surviving child of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and his consort, Louise of the Netherlands .
Ingrid of Sweden (Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louisa Margareta; [1] 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was Queen of Denmark from 20 April 1947 to 14 January 1972 as the wife of King Frederik IX. Ingrid was born into the House of Bernadotte as the only daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (later King Gustaf VI Adolf) and his first wife ...
On 13 December 1533, she fulfilled her most important task as queen consort by giving birth to an heir to the throne: the future King Erik XIV. In September 1535, during a ball given in honor of her brother-in-law, King Christian III of Denmark , who was visiting the Swedish royal court, Queen Catherine fell while pregnant during a dance with ...