Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in

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, derived from

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''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the

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'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the

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most used variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the Icelandic variant.

People

Pre-modern era

:''Ordered chronologically'' * Ingeborg, 10th century mother of

Ragnvald Ulfsson Ragnvald Ulfsson the Old (beginning 11th century) was a jarl of Västergötland or Östergötland and was married to a sister of King Olav Tryggvason.Winroth 1995–1997:616 Biography According to Snorri, Ragnvald was the son of jarl Ulf Tost ...

Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter was the daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), the great-granddaughter of Harald Fairhair, and the sister of Olaf I of Norway. She married the Swedish earl Ragnvald Ulfsson, first the earl of Västergötland and later of ...

(10th-11th century), daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), granddaughter of Harald Fairhair and sister of Olaf I of Norway *

Ingeborg of Kiev Ingeborg Mstislavna of Kiev ( fl. 1137) was a Ruthenian princess, married to the Danish prince Canute Lavard of Jutland. She was the daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden and was in about 1116 married to C ...

(), mother of

Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great ( da, Valdemar den Store), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zen ...

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France Ingeborg of Denmark (french: Ingeburge; 1174 – 29 July 1237) was Queen of France by marriage to Philip II of France. She was a daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark and Sofia of Minsk. Marriage Ingeborg was married to Philip II Augustus of Franc ...

(1174-1237), wife of

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French ...

and daughter of

Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden Ingeborg Eriksdotter ( – 17 June 1254) was a Swedish princess and duchess, daughter of King Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus III of Sweden. Biograph ...

(c. 1212-c. 1254), daughter of

Eric X of Sweden Eric "X" (Swedish: ''Erik Knutsson''; Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Knútsson''; – 10 April 1216) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as ''Eric the Survivor'' (Swedish: "Erik som överlevde"), he was, at his accession to the thro ...

, wife of

Birger jarl Birger Jarl, also known as ''Birger Magnusson'' (21 October 1266), was a Swedish statesman, ''jarl'', and a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. Birger also led the Second Swedish Crusade, whi ...

and mother of

Valdemar I of Sweden Valdemar (English: Waldemar; sv, Valdemar Birgersson; 1239 – 26 December 1302) was King of Sweden from 1250 to 1275. Biography Valdemar was the son of the Swedish princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter and Birger Jarl, from the House of Bjelbo. ...

* Ingeborg of Kalundborg (died 1267), influential Danish noble *

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway Ingeborg Eriksdotter ( – 24/26 March 1287) was a Danish princess. She was married to King Magnus VI of Norway and was Queen consort of Norway. As queen dowager, she played an important part in politics during the minority of her son King Eirik I ...

(c. 1244–1287), wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IV *

Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo Ingeborg Birgersdotter ( - 30 June 1302), was a Duchess consort of Saxony, married to John I, Duke of Saxony. She was the daughter of the Swedish regent Birger Jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden. Ingeborg Birgersdotter has been fals ...

(c. 1253-1302), duchess consort of Saxony *

Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292) Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292), was a Swedish Princess and Countess consort of Holstein-Plön by marriage to Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön. She was the daughter of Valdemar, King of Sweden, and Sophia of Denmark. Marriage Ingeborg married ...

, Swedish princess and countess consort *

Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (born 1277, Sweden – d. 5 April or 15 August 1319) was Queen of Denmark by marriage to King Eric VI. She was the daughter of King Magnus III of Sweden and Helwig of Holstein. Life Ingeborg was born a daughter o ...

(1277-1319), Swedish princess and Queen of Denmark *

Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, derived from Old Norse ''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the theonym ''Ing'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the Nor ...

(1297-1357), Norwegian princess and Swedish royal duchess *

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 25 July 1395) was a daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden. Euphemia was a daughter of Ingeborg of Norway, who was the only legitimate child of King Haakon V of Norway. ...

(1343/45-1395), electress consort of Brandenburg and Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden *

Ingeborg of Norway Ingeborg of Norway (Old Norse ''Ingibjörg Hákonardóttir'', Swedish ''Ingeborg Håkansdotter'', Norwegian ''Ingebjørg Håkonsdatter''; 1301 – 17 June 1361), was a Norwegian princess and by marriage a Swedish royal duchess with a position ...

(1301-1361), Norwegian duchess, Swedish royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden *

Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg Ingeborg of Denmark ( da, Ingeborg Valdemarsdatter) (4 January 1347 – 16 June 1370) was the eldest daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and his wife Helvig of Schleswig. By marriage she was Duchess of Mecklenburg, although she died before her hus ...

(1347-1370), wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of

Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (132024 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance ...

Ingeborg of Holstein Ingeborg of Holstein (1396 – 14 October 1465), was Abbess of Vadstena Abbey 1447-1452 and 1457-1465. She was the daughter of Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (d. 1404) and Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1408, she was placed ...

(1396-1465), Swedish Roman Catholic Abbess of Vadstena Abbey *

Ingeborg Tott Lady Ingeborg Åkesdotter Tott or 'Ingeborg Aagesdotter of the Thott' (Year of birth unknown –December 1507), in her lifetime called Ingeborg Åkesdotter or simply Fru Ingeborg (Lady Ingeborg), Biografiskt lexikon för Finland 1. Svenska tid ...

(died 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder

Modern era

:''Ordered alphabetically by last name'' *

Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise; 2 August 1878 – 12 March 1958), was a Princess of Sweden by marriage to Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. She was the daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark, and ...

(1878-1958), Swedish princess, daughter of

Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII ( da, Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederic ...

, wife of Charles of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland *

Ingeborg Akeleye Ingeborg Akeleye (May 13, 1741 – June 2, 1800) was a Norwegian noblewoman and heiress. She became known for her association with prominent men and her adventurous love life. Life Ingeborg Jensdatter Akeley was the daughter of Commander Jens We ...

(1741-1800), Norwegian noblewoman and heiress *

Ingeborg Bachmann Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. Biography Bachmann was born in Klagenfurt, in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the daughter of Olga (née Haas) and Matthias Bachmann, a schoolteacher. Her fa ...

(1927-1973), Austrian poet and author *

Ingeborg Beling Ingeborg Beling (1904-1988) was a German Ethology, ethologist from the early 20th century who worked in the field of chronobiology. She studied at the University of Munich under the direction of Karl Von Frisch and is known for her research on the ...

(1904-1988), German ethologist and chronobiologist *

Ingeborg Brams Ingeborg Brams (; 9 December 1921 – 14 October 1989) was a Danish film, radio, television and theatre actress. She was born in Hobro, Denmark and died in Denmark. She appeared in 11 films between 1941 and 1957 plus several TV and radio pl ...

(1921-1989), Danish actress *

Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen (26 April 1894 – 26 June 1977) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1936. Selected filmography * '' Kærlighed og Mobilisering'' (1915) * ''Cirkusrevyen 1936 ''Cirkusrevyen ...

(1894–1977), Danish actress *

Ingeborg Danz Ingeborg Danz (born 1961 in Witten) is a German mezzo-soprano and alto concert singer. Career Danz studied school music at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and voice with Heiner Eckels. She took advanced classes with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, am ...

(born 1961), German opera singer *

Ingeborg Drewitz Ingeborg Drewitz (born Ingeborg Neubert; 10 January 1923 – 26 November 1986) was a German writer and academic. Life and career Drewitz was born in Berlin. She graduated in 1941 from the Königin-Luise-Schule in Berlin-Friedenau, and took ...

(1923-1986), German writer *

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (russian: Ингеборга Дапкунайте; born 20 January 1963) is а Lithuanian theatre and cinema actress, who appears mostly in Russian films. She is a winner of the Nika Award in 1994 for Best Actress. Early ...

(born 1963), Lithuanian actress *

Ingeborg Fülepp Ingeborg Fülepp, born in (Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian artist, university teacher, curator and film editor. Life She studied film editing and film analysis at the Academy for Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Zagreb and later ...

, Croatian artist *

Ingeborg Gjærum Ingeborg Gjærum (born 16 April 1985) is a Norwegian environmentalist. She hails from Ottestad. She broke national news in 2005, when she was a central board member of Natur og Ungdom. She was deputy leader from 2006 to 2008, and became leader ...

(born 1985), Norwegian environmentalist * Ingeborg Grässle (born 1961), German politician and Member of the European Parliament *

Ingeborg Hallstein Ingeborg Hallstein (born 23 May 1936) is a German coloratura soprano, known for the purity and range of her voice. She had an international career as a guest singer on the opera houses of Europe and was a member of the Bavarian State Opera from ...

(born 1936), German opera singer * Ingeborg Hansen (1886-1954), Danish lawyer and politician *

Ingeborg Hochmair Ingeborg J. Hochmair-Desoyer (born 1953) is an Austrian electrical engineer and the CEO and CTO of hearing implant company MED-EL. Dr Hochmair and her husband Prof. Erwin Hochmair co-created the first micro-electronic multi-channel cochlear i ...

(born 1953), Austrian electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur *

Ingeborg Hunzinger Ingeborg Hunzinger (3 February 1915, in Berlin – 19 July 2009, in Berlin) was a German sculptor. Life and career Hunzinger was born Ingeborg Franck to a Jewish mother. In 1932 Ingeborg joined the Communist Party. She was an apprentice stone ...

(1915-2009), German sculptor *

Inge King Ingeborg Viktoria "Inge" King (; 26 November 1915 – 23 April 2016) was a German-born Australian sculptor. She received many significant public commissions. Her work is held in public and private collections. Her best known work is ''Forward S ...

(1915-2016), German-born Australian sculptor * Ingeborg Lüscher (born 1936), German/Swiss multi-media artist * Ingeborg Mello (1919-2009), Argentine track and field athlete, primarily in the discus and shot put * Ingeborg i Mjärhult (1665-1749), Swedish natural healer, soothsayer and spiritual visionary *

Ingeborg Møller Ingeborg Møller (29 December 1878 – 18 February 1964) was a Norwegian teacher, playwright, novelist and biographer. Biography Ingeborg Møller was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. Her parents were Thorvald Fredrik Møller (1821-18 ...

(1878-1964), Norwegian playwright, novelist and biographer *

Ingeborg Nyberg ''Ingeborg'' Elisabeth Nyberg Roos, née ''Nyberg'' (born 13 October 1940 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish singer and actress.Ericson Uno, Engström Klas, red (1992). Myggans nöjeslexikon: ett uppslagsverk om underhållning. 11, Mack-Old. Höganäs: ...

(born 1940), Swedish singer and actress * Ingeborg Pfüller (born 1932), Argentine discus thrower * Ingeborg Rapoport (1912-2017), German pediatrician, the oldest person to receive a PhD at age 102 *

Ingeborg Refling Hagen Ingeborg Refling Hagen (19 December 1895 – 30 October 1989) was a Norwegian author, poet, and artistic director. Her writings and activities in support of the arts made her a significant cultural figure in Norway during much of the 20th century. ...

(1895-1989), Norwegian author and teacher *

Ingeborg Reichelt Ingeborg Reichelt (11 May 1928 – 28 June 2022) was a German soprano singer known for her interpretation of works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Biography Reichelt was born in Frankfurt an der Oder studied in Dresden and at the Musikakademie in Ha ...

(born 1928), German soprano *

Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (born Ingeborg Maria Wilhelmina Starck, 24 August 1840 in Saint Petersburg, died 17 June 1913 in Munich) was a Finnish-German composer. Life Ingeborg Starck was the daughter of Finnish parents Margareta Åkerman ...

(1840-1913), Swedish-German composer born Ingeborg Starck * Ingeborg Schmitz (born 1922), German Olympic swimmer *

Ingeborg Schwenzer Ingeborg Schwenzer (born 25 October 1951, Stuttgart) is a Germans, German jurist and professor for private and comparative law at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Life and career Schwenzer studied law at the University of Freiburg i. Br. and t ...

(born 1951), German jurist and law professor *

Ingeborg Schöner Ingeborg Schöner is a German film and television actress. Selected filmography * ''The Silent Angel'' (1954) * '' The Dark Star'' (1955) * '' The Captain and His Hero'' (1955) * '' The First Day of Spring'' (1956) * ''King in Shadow'' (1957) ...

(born 1935), German actress *

Ingeborg (singer) Ingeborg (born Ingeborg Thérèse Marguerite Sergeant, 15 October 1966, Menen) is a Belgian singer and television presenter, best known outside Belgium for her participation in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Ingeborg studied a ...

, Belgian singer and television presenter Ingeborg Sergeant * Ingeborg Sjöqvist (1912-2015), Swedish diver *

Ingeborg Sørensen Ingeborg Sørensen (born 16 May 1948) is a Norwegian model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1975 issue. Sørensen was born in Drammen, Norway Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The po ...

(born 1948), Norwegian model and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for March 1975 * Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (1895-1968), Danish film actress of the 1910s and '20s

Legendary characters

Hjalmar and Ingeborg Hjalmar () and Ingeborg () were a legendary Swedish duo. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the '' Hervarar saga'' and in '' Orvar-Odd's saga'', as well as in ''Gesta Danorum'', ''Lay of Hyndla'' and a number of Far ...

, Swedish lovers in Norse mythology * The beloved of Frithiof in ''

Frithiof's Saga Frithiof's Saga ( is, Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna) is a legendary saga from Iceland which in its present form is from ca. 1300. It is a continuation from ''The Saga of Thorstein Víkingsson'' ('' Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar''). It takes pla ...

'' * The daughter of the Swedish King

Eysteinn Beli Eysteinn Beli or ''Eysteinn hinn illráði'', Swedish: ''Östen Illråde'' (ill-ruler) or ''Östen Beli'', was a semi-legendary king of Sweden who would have ruled in the late 8th century. ''Krákumál'' According to ''Krákumál'' (stanza 7), he f ...

, betrothed to

Ragnar Lodbrok according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Danish and Swedish king.Gutenberg Projec ...

References

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