Ingeborg of Sweden Biography

Countess consort of Holstein-Plön

Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292) was a Swedish Princess and Countess consort of Holstein-Plön by marriage to Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön. She was the daughter of Valdemar, King of Sweden, and Sophia of Denmark.

Marriage

Ingeborg married on 12 December 1275 Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön. The couple had four children:

  • Catherine (c. 1276 - before 1300)
  • Gerhard IV (1277-1312), Count of Holstein-Plön
  • Valdemar (c. 1279 - 29 July 1306), Count of Holstein-Schauenburg, died after the Second Battle of Uetersen
  • Elizabeth (c. 1282 - 20 July 1318 or 1319), married Otto I, Duke of Pomerania

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