Ulvhild Håkansdotter
| Ulvhild Håkansdotter | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | c. 1117–c. 1125 c. 1134–c. 1148 |
| Predecessor |
Ragnhild Richeza of Poland |
| Successor | Richeza of Poland |
| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | c. 1130–c. 1134 |
| Predecessor | Margaret Fredkulla |
| Successor | Malmfred of Kiev |
| Born | c. 1095 Norway |
| Died | c. 1148 (between 1143 and 1150) Sweden |
| Spouse |
Inge II of Sweden Niels of Denmark Sverker I of Sweden |
| Issue |
Helena of Sweden Jon Sverkersson of Sweden Charles VII of Sweden Ingegerd Sverkersdotter |
| House | House of Thjotta (by birth) House of Stenkil (by marriage) House of Estridsen (by marriage) House of Sverker (by marriage) |
| Father | Haakon Finnsson |
Ulvhild Håkansdotter, (Swedish: Ulfhild), (c. 1095–c. 1148), was a medieval Scandinavian queen, twice Queen consort of Sweden (c. 1117–25 and c. 1134–48) and once Queen consort of Denmark (c. 1130–34), married to King Inge II of Sweden, King Niels of Denmark and King Sverker I of Sweden. Ulvhild had an important role in the Nordic dynastic connections of her time, but the sources are unfortunately insufficient to map the closer circumstances. She is mentioned as a femme fatale of high-medieval Scandinavia, as well as a benefactor of the Catholic Church.
Ulvhild originated from Norway. The Norse saga manuscript Fagrskinna mentions her as the daughter of the Norwegian magnate Haakon Finnsson, of the Thjotta family. The name of her mother has not been preserved to later centuries. In modern time it has been suggested that her mother was the former Norwegian and Danish queen Margaret Fredkulla, daughter of Inge I of Sweden. However, this hypothesis cannot be substantiated.
Young Ulvhild was firstly married to King Inge II of Sweden, in about 1116/17. They appear not to have had children. Inge was the junior of two reigning brothers. The elder brother, King Philip died in 1118 under unknown circumstances, leaving Inge as the sole ruler. The short chronicle in the Westrogothic law says that King Inge died of an evil drink in Östergötland. Some later sources place the assassination in Vreta Abbey. The year is not known, but it was no later than c. 1129. The writer Åke Ohlmarks has speculated that Ulvhild became acquainted with her future husband, the East Geatic magnate Sverker, and made him poison Inge.
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