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Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter ( Old Norse: ''Ingiríðr Rögnvaldsdóttir'') (1100/1110 – after 1161 AD) was born a member of the Swedish royal family, became a member of Danish royalty by marriage and later was
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as the spouse of
Harald IV of Norway Harald Gille (Old Norse: ''Haraldr Gilli'' or ''Haraldr Gillikristr'', c. 1102 − 14 December 1136), also known as Harald IV, was king of Norway from 1130 until his death. His byname Gille is probably from Middle Irish ''Gilla Críst'' "servant o ...
. Married four times, Ingrid had a number of children who played prominent roles in
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and Norwegian history.


Biography

Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter was born between 1100 and 1110. History has not recorded either the name nor background of Ingrid's mother. She was the daughter of
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, the only known son and heir of King Inge I of Sweden. However, Ragnvald died early and never succeeded as king. Ingrid first married Henry Skadelaar (''Henrik Svendsen Skadelår''), son of
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of Denmark, who was one of the bastard sons of King Sweyn II of Denmark. Svend Svendsen was an unsuccessful pursuer to the throne, who died when he was at a point of being elected as king. Henry Skadelaar was crippled and not considered a candidate for kingship. Instead he was a frequent schemer and plotter, generating a number of enemies. Three sons of Henry and Ingrid are recorded, including King Magnus II of Sweden. Ingrid is known to have intrigued for Magnus to obtain the Swedish throne, in Ingrid's opinion her late father's rightful inheritance. She reportedly suggested that her son Magnus employ the man who would kill Sverker I of Sweden. Henry Skadelaar died on 4 June 1134 at the Battle of Fotevik in the Bay of Fotevik near Vellinge in
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. Ingrid soon after married King Harald Gille of Norway. By him, Ingrid had a son who later became King Inge Haraldsson of Norway. When King Harald was murdered in 1136, Ingrid played a prominent part in having her son, Inge, and her stepson, Sigurd, proclaimed co-rulers, and in waging the ensuing war against the attempted usurper, Sigurd Slembe. She remained one of the most important advisors of King Inge throughout his reign.''Gilchrist Harald 4 Gille'' (Store norske leksikon)
/ref> Her third husband was Ottar Birting (''Óttarr Birtingr''), a prominent lendmann, but she was again widowed when he was killed in
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at some point in the 1140s. Between her third and fourth husband, Ingrid bore a child out of wedlock, Orm Ivarsson, by an otherwise unknown man called Ivar Sneis. Ingrid's fourth and last husband was Arne Ivarsson of Stårheim, (''Árni Ívarsson á Stoðreimi''), another prominent lendmann with whom she had four children. Arne Ivarsson was subsequently called ''Kongsmåg'' meaning in-law of the king. As an advisor to her son King Inge, Ingrid played a prominent part in many of the events of the early civil war era in Norway. On 3 February 1161, King Inge was defeated and killed, leading his men into battle against King Haakon the Broadshouldered. In the saga '' Heimskringla'', Ingrid is last mentioned when she and her husband left Norway for exile in Denmark.


Notes on name

Ingrid's name can be found in a wide variety of spellings in the modern Scandinavian languages and English. Her first name, in Old Norse ''Ingiríðr'', is rendered as ''Ingrid'' or ''Ingerid''. Her
patronym A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
, in Old Norse ''Rögnvaldsdóttir'', can be rendered as ''Ragnvaldsdotter'', ''Ragvaldsdotter'' or ''Ragnvaldsdatter''.


Issue


by Henry Sweynson (''Henrik Skadelår'')

* King Magnus II of Sweden (''Magnus Henriksson'') - who arranged the murder of Saint
Eric IX of Sweden Eric IX, (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik''; d. 18 May 1160) also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, 1156–1160. The ''Roman Martyrology'' ...
, and possibly also Sverker I of Sweden; was himself murdered; and was regarded a usurper afterwards * Jarl Ragnvald Henriksson (''Ragvald Henriksson'') -
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of Sweden during his brother's brief reign * Burits Henriksson (also Buris/Boris; likely 1130–1167, murdered), Earl of Jutland, in 1166 married with a daughter (b. 1150) of Luitgard of Stade and Hermann II, Count of Winzenburg.


by Harald Gille (''Haraldr Gilli'')

* King Inge Haraldsson of Norway (''Ingi Haraldsson'')


by Ivar Sneis (''Ívarr Sneis'')

* Orm Ivarsson (''Ormr konungsbróðir'') (illegitimate) - prominent leader during the reign of king Magnus Erlingsson, and after the death of Erling Skakke, next to the king in power.


by Arne Ivarsson of Stårheim (''Árni Ívarsson á Stoðreimi'')

* Philip of Herdla (''Philippus í Herðlu'') * Bishop Nicholas Arnesson (''Nikolás Árnason'') - co-founder of the
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party * Inge Arnesson (''Ingi Árnason'') * Margrete Arnesdotter (''Margrét Árnadóttir''), who became mother of the Bagler king Philip Simonsson


References


Sources

*Lagerqvist, Lars O ''Sverige och dess regenter under 1000 år'' (Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag AB. 1982) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter 12th-century births 12th-century deaths Ingrid 1110 Norwegian royal consorts Norwegian civil wars Norwegian exiles House of Stenkil House of Estridsen Fairhair dynasty 12th-century Swedish people 12th-century Norwegian people 12th-century Norwegian women 12th-century Swedish women Remarried royal consorts Queen mothers