Helena Sverkersdotter
Helena Sverkersdotter († probably before 1251) was a Swedish princess.
Her parents were King Sverker II. Karlsson and his wife Benedigte Ebbesdotter. In the 1220s at the latest, she married Sune Folkesson of the Folkung family .
Helena is mentioned in two contemporary documents from 1237 and 1240, which deal with donations to the church. The first went to the Vreta Monastery , the second to the Alvastra Monastery .
In a poem from the middle of the 14th century, a copy from the end of the 16th century has been preserved, it is alleged that she was a nun in the Vreta monastery and was kidnapped from there by Sune Folkesson. This kidnapping is not mentioned in any annals . In the 18th century, Magnus Borænius wrote that the kidnapping took place in 1210 and that after the death of her husband she had become the abbess of the monastery.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnus Borænius in: Klostret i Vreta i Östergötland 1724 and 2003 p. 31
literature
- Hans Gillingstam: "Helena" in Svensk Biografisk Lexikon .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helena Sverkersdotter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish princess |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1251 |