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The Duchesses of Schleswig-Holstein were the consorts of the rulers of Schleswig-Holstein and the separate states of Schleswig and Holstein, before that, the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. This article would focus more on the Duchess consorts of Schleswig and Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein (in pretense), and the many branches of the Schleswig-Holstein duchy created by the Danish king for his relatives.
The following list is a list the spouse of the jarls and dukes, who ruled over Schleswig respectively Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
Countess consort of Schleswig (Southern Jutland)[edit]
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway [1][2] | Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) | c. 1046 | ? | 18 August 1095 husband's death | c. 1120 | Olaf I | ||
| Ingeborg Mstislavna of Kiev [3] | Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | before 1105 | c. 1117/1118 | c. 1119 elevated to Duchess | ? | Canute Lavard | ||
Duchess consort of Schleswig (Southern Jutland)[edit]
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingeborg Mstislavna of Kiev [3] | Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) | before 1105 | c. 1117/1118 | c. 1119 elevated to Duchess | 7 January 1131 husband's assassination | ? | Canute Lavard | |
 | Rikissa of Poland | Boleslaw III of Poland (Piast) | c. 12 April 1106/1116 | c. 1127 | c. 1130 husband's accession | 4 June 1134 husband's death | after 1156 | Magnus I of Gothenland |
 | Sofia of Minsk [1] | Prince Volodar of Minsk (Rurikids)? | c. 1138/1141 | ? | 23 October 1157 husband's accession | 12 May 1182 husband's death | 5 May 1198 | Valdemar I |
 | Margarethe of Bohemia [1] | Ottokar I of Bohemia (Přemysl) | c. 1186 | c. 1205 | 24 May 1212/1213 | Valdemar II | ||
 | Berengária of Portugal [1] | Sancho I of Portugal (Burgundy) | c. 1191/14 December 1194 | c. 1214 | 27 March/1 Abril 1221 | |||
.png) | Eleanor of Portugal [1] | Afonso II of Portugal (Burgundy) | c. 1211 | 24 June 1229 co-duchess consort alongside Berengária, her stepmother-in-law/aunt | 28 November 1231 husband's death | 13 May 1231 | Valdemar the Young | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mechtild of Holstein [1] | Adolf IV, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein (Schauenburg) | c. 1220 or 1225 | 25 April 1237 | 1 November 1250 husband's accession | 29 June 1252 husband's death | c. 1288 | Abel |
 | Margareta of Rügen | Jaromar II, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) | ? | c. 1259/1260 | 27 March 1272 husband's death | c. 1272 | Eric I | |
| Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg | John I, Duke of Saxony (Ascania) | ? | c. 1287 | ? | ? | Valdemar IV | ||
| Adelheid of Holstein-Rendsburg | Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schauenburg) | ? | c. 1313 | 12 March 1325 husband's death | January 1350 | Eric II | ||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia of Mecklenburg-Werle [4] | Nikolaus II of Mecklenburg-Werle-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Werle) | ? | c. 1315 | c. 1326 husband's became duke | c. 1330 husband's cease to be duke | 6 December 1339 | Gerhard I |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardis of Schwerin | Günzelin VI, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg (Hagen) | – | – | 1364 husband's death | before 1386 | Valdemar V | ||
| Kunigunde ? | ? | ? | c. 1370 ? | August 1375 husband's death | c. 1386 | Henry I | ||
Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein[edit]
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingeborg of Mecklenburg [4] | Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg) | c. 1340 | c. 1366/1374 | c. 1364 husband's death | 25 July 1395 | Henry II | ||
 | Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg [4] | Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Lüneburg) | c. 1368 | c. 1391 | 4 August 1404 husband's death | c. 1420 | Gerhard II | |
| Margarete von Hohnstein [4] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Adolf | |
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Duchess of consort Schleswig and Holstein in Gottorp, 1544–1713[edit]
Duchess of consort Schleswig and Holstein in Sønderborg, 1544–1668[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of dukes of Schleswig
- List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein
- List of Danish consorts
- List of consorts of Oldenburg
- List of consorts of Holstein-Sonderburg
- List of Norwegian queens
- List of Finnish consorts
- List of Swedish consorts
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Also Queen consort of Denmark.
- ^ a b c d Also Queen consort of Sweden.
- ^ a b Also Queen consort of the Obodrits.
- ^ a b c d Also Countess consort of Holstein-Rendsburg.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Also Queen consort of Norway.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Also Countess (before 1474) or Duchess consort of Holstein (after 1474).
- ^ a b Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.