Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 46953
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Cederbom , Charlotte
  • Contributor(s): Myers, Margaret, translator
  • Title: Filippa, Queen
  • Source: Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women). 2020. Available open access from the Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women): https://skbl.se/en/article/Filippadrottning
  • Description: Queen of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark after her marriage to Erik of Pomerania, heir apparent of the three Kalmar Union kingdoms. Filippa was the daughter of Henry IV, king of England.
  • Article Type: Encyclopedia
  • Subject (See Also): Birgittine Order Filippa, Queen-Consort of Erik of Pomerania Kalmar Union (1397) Margarethe, Queen of Denmark Marriage Politics Queens Regents Vadstena, Östergotland, Sweden- Monastery of Vadstena Women in Active Roles
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles ; Scandinavia
  • Century: 14- 15
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  • Related Resources: The Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon is managed by KvinnSam (https://www2.ub.gu.se/kvinn/) located at the Humanities Library, University of Gothenburg. Because the SKBL project is no longer active, KvinnSam makes minor edits to published texts, if provided with this information. Otherwise, SKBL is not updated.
  • Author's Affiliation: University of Helsinki [Postdoctoral researcher]
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 2020.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9789163975943