Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter (12th century) was a medieval Norwegian
Queen consort and spouse of King
Eystein I of Norway
Eystein Magnusson (Old Norse: ''Eysteinn Magnússon'', Norwegian: ''Øystein Magnusson''; c. 1088 – 29 August 1123) was King of Norway (as Eystein I) from 1103 to 1123 together with his brothers Sigurd the Crusader and Olaf Magnusson, although s ...
(''Øystein Magnusson'').
Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter was the daughter of
Guttorm Toresson from
Lillehammer. Ingebjorg grandfather's mother,
Isrid Gudbrandsdatter, was the daughter of
Gudbrand Kula Gudbrand is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
*Gudbrand Bøhn (1839–1906), Norwegian violinist, concertmaster, and music teacher
*Gudbrand Granum (1893–1984), Norwegian politician
* Gudbrand Gregersen de Saág (1824–19 ...
from Oppland and sister of
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter (c. 975/980 – c. 1020/1030) was the mother of two Norwegian kings, King Olaf II of Norway and King Harald III of Norway. The primary source for the life of Åsta is Snorri Sturluson's saga Heimskringla, a 13th-century ...
, who was the mother of Kings
Olaf II and
Harald Hardrada. Ingeborg was thus a cousin of her husband.
''Øystein 1 Magnusson – utdypning'' (Store norske leksikon)
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Queen Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter and King Eystein had a daughter, Maria Øysteinsdatter (''María Eysteinsdóttir''), who was the mother of royal pretender Olav Ugjæva Olav Ugjæva or Olav Gudbrandsson (Old Norse: ''Ólafr úgæfa'') (died 1169) was a pretender to the Norwegian throne during the civil war era in Norway. Olaf was named king in 1166, but was subsequently defeated by King Magnus V of Norway (''Mag ...
. Olaf was named king in 1166, but was subsequently defeated by King Magnus V of Norway
Magnus Erlingsson ( non, Magnús Erlingsson, 1156 – 15 June 1184) was a king of Norway (being Magnus V) during the civil war era in Norway. He was the first known Scandinavian monarch to be crowned in Scandinavia. He helped to establish primog ...
(''Magnus Erlingsson'') and forced to flee the country.
Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter was, alongside Ragna Nikolasdatter and Estrid Bjørnsdotter, known as one of the only two acknowledged queen consorts in Norway between the mid 11th century to the 13th century not to have been foreign princesses.
References
Other sources
*Imsen, Steinar ''Våre dronninger'' (Grøndahl og Dreyer, 1991)
Norwegian royal consorts
12th-century Norwegian women
12th-century Norwegian people
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