Malmfred of Kiev

12th-century Queen of Denmark and Norway

Malmfred of Kiev

Malmfred stamp of Ukraine

Born| between 1095 and 1102
Died| after 1137
Occupation| Queen consort
Spouse(s)| Sigurd I of Norway
Eric II of Denmark
Children| Kristin Sigurdsdatter
Parents|

* Mstislav I of Kiev (father)
* Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (mother)

Malmfred of Kiev (between 1095 and 1102 – died after 1137) was a Norwegian and Danish queen consort, wife first to King Sigurd I of Norway and second to king Eric II of Denmark.

## Life

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Malmfred was born to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, paternal granddaughter of Gytha of Wessex and maternal granddaughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden. She was born between 1095 and 1102.[1][2]

Snorre Sturlasson called her Malmfred Haraldsdotter of Holmgard, which was a Norwegian version of her name. Her sister, Ingeborg of Kiev, was married to the Danish prince Canute Lavard. Malmfred was married to Sigurd between 1116 and 1120. She had a daughter, Kristin Sigurdsdatter, mother of king Magnus V of Norway. Tradition says that the marriage was unhappy. Her husband repudiated her in 1128 and remarried Cecilia.[2]

In 1130, her ex-husband's illegitimate son became king, and she left for Denmark, where she married Erik Emune. In 1131, she arranged the marriage between her former stepson Magnus IV of Norway and her sister's daughter, Christine of Denmark; they were married in 1133. Christine's husband, King Magnus, supported the struggle of Malmfrid, Erik and Christine's father, Canute, against King Niels of Denmark. In 1133, Erik and Malmfrid fled Denmark for Norway and the protection of Magnus. Afterward, Queen Christine, however, found out that Magnus had plans to betray them, she warned them. Erik and Malmfrid then allied themselves with the rival of King Magnus, King Harald IV Gille of Norway. King Magnus then separated from Queen Christine.[2]

In 1134, Eric became king, and she queen, of Denmark. She had no more children. In 1137, her second husband, Eric, was murdered at the thing in south Jutland. Malmfred was not mentioned after this date.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Dąbrowski, Dariusz (2008). Genealogia Mścisławowiczów. Pierwsze pokolenia (do początku XIV wieku). Kraków: Avalon. p. 92\. ISBN 978-83-60448-54-0.
2. ^ a b c d Bricka, Carl Frederik. "81 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XI. Bind. Maar - Müllner)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.

## Bibliography

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* "The Large Danish Encyclopedia" (1998 edition)
* Norwegian Wikipedia no:Malmfrid Mstislavsdatter
* Store norske leksikon
* Norsk biografisk leksikon
* Edvard Bull. »Magnus Blinde» I: Norsk biografisk leksikon, 1. utg. Bd 9. 1938
* Nils Petter Thuesen. »Magnus 4 Sigurdsson Blinde» I: Norsk biografisk leksikon, 2. utg. Bd 6. 2003.
* Knut Helle. Aschehougs Norgeshistorie. Bd 3. Under kirke og kongemakt. 1995

Malmfred of Kiev

Monomakhovichi

Born: 1105 Died: after 1137

Royal titles
Preceded by

Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter

|  Queen consort of Norway
1116/20–1128  | Succeeded by

Christine of Denmark

Preceded by

Ulvhild

|  Queen consort of Denmark
1134–1137  | Succeeded by

Lutgard of Salzwedel

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Norwegian royal consorts

* Sonja Haraldsen (1991–present)

* Maud of Wales (1905–1938)
* Sophia of Nassau^ (1872–1905)
* Louise of the Netherlands^ (1859–1871)
* Josephine of Leuchtenberg^ (1844–1859)
* Désirée Clary^ (1818–1844)
* Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp^ (1814–1818)
* Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel* (1808–1814)
* Caroline Matilda of Great Britain* (1766–1775)
* Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel* (1752–1766)
* Louise of Great Britain* (1746–1751)
* Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach* (1730–1746)
* Anne Sophie Reventlow* (1721–1730)
* Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1699–1721)
* Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel* (1670–1699)
* Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
* Anne Catherine of Brandenburg* (1597–1612)
* Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1572–1588)
* Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg* (1537–1559)
* Sophie of Pomerania*^ (1524–1533)
* Isabella of Austria*^ (1515–1523)
* Christina of Saxony*^ (1483–1513)
* Dorothea of Brandenburg*^ (1450–1481)
* Catherine of Bjurum^ (1449–1450)
* Dorothea of Brandenburg*^ (1445–1448)
* Philippa of England*^ (1406–1430)
* Margaret I of Denmark^ (1363–1380)
* Blanche of Namur^ (1335–1343)
* Euphemia of Rügen (1299–1312)
* Isabel Bruce (1293–1299)
* Margaret of Scotland (1281–1283)
* Ingeborg of Denmark (1263–1280)
* Rikissa Birgersdotter (1251–1257)
* Margrete Skulesdatter (1225–1263)
* Margaret of Sweden (1189–1202)
* Estrid Bjørnsdotter (1170–1176)
* Ragna Nikolasdatter (114?–1157)
* Ingrid of Sweden (1134–1136)
* Christina of Denmark (1132–1133)
* Malmfred of Kiev* (1116–1130)
* Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter (1103–1123)
* Margaret Fredkulla* (1101–1103)
* Ingerid of Denmark (1067–1093)
* Elisiv of Kiev (1045–1066)
* Emma of Normandy* (1028–1035)
* Astrid of Sweden (1019–1035)
* Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława*^ (1000–1014)
* Tyra of Denmark (998–1000) Gunhild of Wenden*
* Tove of the Obotrites* (970–986)
* Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (931–934)
* Gyda of Hordaland (872–930)

* also Queen of Denmark
^also Queen of Sweden

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Danish royal consorts

* Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –)
* Thyra (– 930s – 958(?))
* Gunhild (960s ?)
* Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?)
* Gyrid of Sweden (980s)
* Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡
* Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035)
* Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049)
* Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052)
* Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080)
* Adela of Flanders (1080–1086)
* Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095)
* Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103)
* Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130)
* Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134)
* Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134)
* Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135)
* Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137)
* Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146)
* Adela of Meissen (1152–1157)
* Helena of Sweden (1156–1157)
* Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182)
* Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197)
* Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213)
* Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221)
* Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231)
* Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250)
* Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252)
* Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259)
* Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286)
* Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319)
* Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330)
* Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)
* Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374)
* Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430)
* Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481)
* Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513)
* Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523)
* Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533)
* Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559)
* Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588)
* Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612)
* Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
* Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699)
* Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721)
* Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730)
* Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746)
* Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751)
* Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766)
* Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775)
* Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839)
* Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848)
* Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898)
* Louise of Sweden (1906–1912)
* Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947)
* Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972)
* Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018)
* Mary Donaldson (2024–present)

* † also Queen of Norway
* ‡ also Queen of Sweden

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