Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 46956
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Cederbom , Charlotte
  • Contributor(s): Myers, Margaret, translator
  • Title: Dorothea, Queen (Dorothea av Brandenburg)
  • 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/Dorotheadrottning0
  • Description: Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden who skillfully advanced her sons' elections as the kings of Sweden.
  • Article Type: Encyclopedia
  • Subject (See Also): Dorothea, Queen of Denmark Dowries of Queens Excommunication Kalmar Union (1397) Marriage Politics Queens Remarriage Sweden Women in Active Roles
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  • Geographic Area: Scandinavia
  • Century: 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 Because the SKBL project is no longer active, KvinnSam makes minor edits to published texts, if provided with this information.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