Ingeborg

Timeline

1. 1301Oslo · OsloIn 1301 Ingeborg was born in Oslo, eldest daughter of Haakon V and Queen Euphemia. Haakon had no living sons at the time, and Ingeborg's birth made the question of Norwegian succession a political issue closely watched by the Nordic realms.
2. 1302Sølvesberg · Västra GötalandIn September 1302 the infant Ingeborg was betrothed by her father at Sølvesberg to the 20-year-old Duke Eric of Södermanland, Sweden. Haakon also adjusted Norwegian succession law so that Ingeborg's male descendants could inherit the throne, making this betrothal the core bond of a Norwegian-Swedish anti-Danish alliance.
3. 1305Oslo · OsloAround 1305 Haakon V formally revised the order of Norwegian succession, confirming the priority of Ingeborg and her male descendants, while her sister Agnes and her line retained secondary rights. This further raised Ingeborg's strategic value in Nordic politics and provoked King Eric VI of Denmark's attempts to claim her guardianship.
4. 1306–1310Oslo · OsloDuring the Nordic wars of 1306–1310 Ingeborg's betrothal repeatedly became the focus of negotiations: Denmark at one point tried to marry her to Magnus Birgersson, son of Birger, to control the Norwegian succession, and the 1310 peace talks at Helsingborg also revolved around her disposition. Though the formal wedding was delayed until 1312, the young Ingeborg was already a central variable in Nordic diplomacy between 1301 and 1310.