Jutta of Saxony (c. 1223 – before 2 February 1267) was

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as the wife of King

Eric IV of Denmark Eric IV, also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny ( da, Erik Plovpenning), ( – 10 August 1250) was king of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers. Early life E ...

. She was the daughter of

Albert I, Duke of Saxony Albert I (; c. 1175 – 7 October 1260) was a Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia; Lord of Nordalbingia; Count of Anhalt; and Prince-elector and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Even though his grandfather Albert the Bear had held the Sax ...

. She married king Erik in 1239, and became junior queen consort, since her husband was junior king, even though there were no senior queen at the time. She would become senior queen in 1242. Not many details are known about Queen Jutta. Jutta was involved in a conflict with the

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s of Øm Abbey, from whom she confiscated corn from their estates and shipped it to her own. Her signature was also on the instruction regarding the funeral service of her spouse, in which he expressed the wish to be buried in the clothes of a monk. She was queen for eight years and widowed in 1250 when her spouse was murdered. She is believed to have returned to Saxony as a widow, leaving her daughters in Denmark. Jutta married a second time and became the first wife of Count Burchard VIII of Querfurt-

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, who held function and title of

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(recorded between 1273 and 1313), a son of Burgrave Burchard VI (recorded between 1221 and 1273).Cf. Helmut Lötzke, ''Die Burggrafen von Magdeburg aus dem Querfurter Hause'' (¹1950), Bad Langensalza: Rockstuhl, ²2005 (Reprint of the newly set ed. of 1950), pp. 128-132. Her children with Eric IV were: *

Sophia of Denmark Sophia of Denmark (Danish: ''Sofie Eriksdatter'' and Swedish: ''Sofia Eriksdotter''; 1241–1286) was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Valdemar. Background Sophia was the eldest daughter of Eric IV of Denmark and Jutta of Saxony. She had n ...

, (1241–1286) married to King

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*Canute (Knud) of Denmark (b. & d. 1242) * Ingeborg of Denmark (1244–1287), married to King

Magnus VI of Norway Magnus Haakonsson ( non, Magnús Hákonarson, no, Magnus Håkonsson, label=Modern Norwegian; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements was the m ...

Jutta of Denmark Jutta of Denmark also known as ''Judith'' (1246-1286/95) was a daughter of Eric IV of Denmark and his wife Jutta of Saxony. She was a younger sister of Queen Sophia of Sweden, and Queen Ingeborg of Norway, as well as an older sister of Agnes. J ...

, prioress St. Agnes' Priory, Roskilde (1246–1284) *Christof of Denmark (b. & d. 1247) * Agnes of Denmark, prioress of St. Agnes' Priory, Roskilde (1249–1288/95) Her daughter with Burchard VIII was: *Sophia Burghardsdatter von

Querfurt Querfurt () is a town in the Saalekreis district, or ''Kreis'', in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of Q ...

(d. 1325), married with Erik Erikssøn Langben (1272–1310), Duke of

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, son of

Eric I, Duke of Schleswig Eric I Abelsøn ( da, Erik 1. Abelsøn af Danmark) (died 27 May 1272) was a Danish nobleman. He was the ruling Duke of Schleswig from 1260 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of King Abel of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig and Mechtild of ...

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)
Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VIII. Bind. Holst - Juul
(in Danish)

Notes

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jutta of Saxony Danish royal consorts House of Ascania Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown 13th-century Danish people 13th-century Danish women 1220s births Year of birth uncertain 13th-century deaths Remarried royal consorts