Philippa of England (4 June 1394 – 7 January 1430) was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 to 1430. She was also the consort to King Eric of Pomerania. In fact, Philippa of England was the de-facto regent of Sweden in 1420 and the regent of Denmark and Norway from 1423 to 1425. She also received The Most Noble Order of the Garter in 1408.
Philippa was born to Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, King of England and Mary de Bohun at Pe...
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Philippa of England (4 June 1394 – 7 January 1430) was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 to 1430. She was also the consort to King Eric of Pomerania. In fact, Philippa of England was the de-facto regent of Sweden in 1420 and the regent of Denmark and Norway from 1423 to 1425. She also received The Most Noble Order of the Garter in 1408.
Philippa was born to Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, King of England and Mary de Bohun at Peterborough Castle, Peterborough. In 1401, king Henry suggested queen Margaret of Denmark that an alliance be formed between England and Scandinavia with a marriage between the heir to the English throne and Catherine, sister to the heir of the Nordic thrones. Margaret could not agree to the English conditions for this marriage, but instead, Philippa was engaged to Eric, and formally proclaimed queen in 1405.
She was married on 26 October 1406 to Eric of Pomerania in Lund Cathedral at Lund in Denmark. (The town of Lund (= grove) lies in what is...
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