Ingerid Swendsdatter of Denmark (also spelt Ingrid; 11th century – after 1093) was a Danish princess who became

Queen of Norway The list of Norwegian monarchs ( no, kongerekken or ''kongerekka'') begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after ...

as the spouse of King Olaf III of Norway. Ingerid Swensdatter was the daughter of King

Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson ( on, Sveinn Ástríðarson, da, Svend Estridsen; – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson ...

. It is not known which one of her father's wives and concubines who was the mother of Ingerid. She was married to Olav Kyrre in 1067 in a marriage arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Denmark and Norway, and became Queen of Norway upon marriage the same year. To further strengthen the alliance Olav Kyrre's half-sister, Ingegerd Haraldsdatter, married King

Olaf I of Denmark Olaf I ( da, Oluf; – 18 August 1095), nicknamed Olaf Hunger, was king of Denmark from 1086 to 1095, following the death of his brother Canute IV the Holy. He was a son of king Sweyn II Estridsson, and the third of Sweyn's sons to rule. He ma ...

, who was the brother of Queen Ingerid. Ingerid Svendsdatter was Olaf Kyrre's official consort and queen. There are not much information about her personality or her acts as queen. Queen Ingerid had no children by King Olaf. After the death of King Olav in 1093, queen dowager Ingerid, according to unconfirmed tradition, moved to

Sogn Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway ''(Vestlandet)''. It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestra ...

and married Svein Brynjulfsson of

Aurland Aurland () is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, ...

, with whom she reportedly had a daughter, Hallkattla Ingerid, Dronning af Norge
/ref> She seem to have retired to private life as a widow and there is nothing to indicate that she played any political part after the death of her spouse.

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* Alf Henrikson (1989): ''Dansk historia'' . * Sven Rosborn (1997): ''När hände vad i Nordens historia'' . , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingerid Of Denmark House of Estridsen Norwegian royal consorts 11th-century births Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Danish princesses Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown 11th-century Norwegian people 11th-century Swedish people 11th-century Norwegian women 11th-century Swedish women Remarried royal consorts Daughters of kings