Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

For other people of the same name, see Richardis of Schwerin.

Richardis of Schwerin
180px Queen Richardis as sculpted on Albert's grave
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure	1365–1377
Born	c. 1347 Schwerin?
Died	23 April/11 July 1377 (aged 29–30) Stockholm
Burial	Stockholm Dominican Church
Spouse	Albert, King of Sweden
Issue	Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg Richardis Catherine, Duchess of Görlitz
House	House of Hagen
Father	Otto I, Count of Schwerin
Mother	Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Richardis of Schwerin (Swedish: Rikardis; 1347 – April 23 or July 11, 1377) was Queen consort of Sweden as the wife of King Albert.

Life

Richardis was the child of Otto I, Count of Schwerin (d. 1357) and Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle (d. 1361) and the paternal niece of Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig, the wife of the former Valdemar III of Denmark. She was engaged to Albert of Mecklenburg, who was also to be king of Sweden. In Wismar on 12 October 1352, the marriage contract was signed. It was not until 1365, however, that they were married in person and Richardis arrived in Sweden. She died in Stockholm and was buried in the Cloister Church at the Black Friars' Monastery.

Children

• Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1365–1397); also called Duke Eric, heir to the throne of Sweden and Lord of Gotland.
• Richardis Catherine of Sweden (1370/1372-1400); married John of Görlitz

Ancestry

Family of Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

16. Günzelin III, Count of Schwerin               8. Nicholas I, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg                       17. Margaret of Mecklenburg               4. Günzelin VI, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg                             18. John I, Count of Holstein               9. Elisabeth of Holstein-Kiel                       19. Elisabeth of Saxony               2. Otto I, Count of Schwerin                                   20. Otto III, Count of Tecklenburg               10. Otto IV, Count of Tecklenburg                       21. Richardis of the Mark               5. Richardis of Tecklenburg                             22. Frederick I, Count of Rietberg               11. Beatrice of Rietberg                       23. Beatrice of Horstmar               1. Richardis of Schwerin                                         24. John I of Werle               12. Nicholas II of Werle                       25. Sophie of Lindau-Ruppin               6. John III of Werle                             26. Eric V of Denmark               13. Richeza of Denmark                       27. Agnes of Brandenburg               3. Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle                                   28. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania               14. Otto I, Duke of Pomerania                       29. Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Pomerania               7. Matilda of Pomerania                             30. Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön               15. Elisabeth of Holstein-Plön                       31. Ingeborg of Sweden

References

• [1] Wilhelmina Stålberg: Anteqningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish)
• Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) (Swedish)
• Herman Lindvist: Historien om alla Sveriges drottningar (History of all the queens of Sweden) (Swedish) (2006)

Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden House of Hagen Born: circa 1347 Died: 23 April/11 July 1377
Vacant Title last held by Margaret I of Denmark	Queen consort of Sweden 1365–1377	Vacant Title next held by Philippa of England