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Philippa of England

Type Figure Region Scandinavia Time 1394–1430 Also known as Philippa of England、Philippa of Lancaster、Filippa af England、菲利帕·兰开斯特

Daughter of Henry IV of England, she married King Eric of Denmark in 1406 to become queen of the Kalmar Union, playing an important mediating role in…

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  1. 1394–1406Peterborough · EnglandBorn in Peterborough, daughter of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun; in 1406 she concluded an Anglo-Danish political marriage with Eric by proxy, consolidating relations between northern Europe and England.
  2. 1421–1430Copenhagen · DenmarkIn the 1420s she was the most important royal female figure after Queen Mother Margaret, repeatedly exercising royal authority in governance, mediating noble disputes, and conducting diplomacy; she died of illness in Copenhagen in early 1430, leaving no children.

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