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Queen of Denmark from 1273 to 1286 Not to be confused with Agnes of Babenberg.

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Agnes of Brandenburg
Fresco of Queen Agnes from the ceiling of St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted
Queen consort of Denmark
Tenure	1273–1286

Born	c. 1257
Died	29 September 1304
Burial	St. Bendt's Church
Spouse	Eric V, King of Denmark Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön
Issue	Eric VI, King of Denmark Richeza Eriksdatter of Denmark [sv] Christopher II, King of Denmark Martha, Queen of Sweden Katharine of Denmark Valdemar of Denmark Elisabeth of Denmark John III, Count of Holstein-Plön
House	House of Ascania
Father	John I, Margrave of Brandenburg
Mother	Brigitte of Saxony

Agnes of Brandenburg (c. 1257 – 29 September 1304) was a Danish Queen consort by marriage to King Eric V of Denmark. As a widow, she served as the regent of Denmark for her son, King Eric VI, during his minority from 1286 until 1293. She was duchess regnant of Estonia.

Life

She was born to John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (d. 1266) and Brigitte of Saxony, the daughter of Albert I, Duke of Saxony.

She married King Eric V of Denmark at Schleswig on 11 November 1273. The marriage was probably agreed upon during King Eric's captivity in Brandenburg by Agnes' father from 1261 to 1264. Tradition claims that the King of Denmark was released from captivity on his promise to marry Agnes without a dowry. Denmark and Brandenburg, however, had a long tradition of dynastic marriages between them.

Regency

In 1286, she became a Queen dowager and the Regent of Denmark during the minority of her son. The details of her regency are not known more closely, and it is hard to determine which of the decisions were made by her, and which were made by the council. Peder Nielsen Hoseøl was also very influential in the regency, and she is likely to have received support from her family. In 1290, she financed a granted lime painting in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, which depicts her in a dominating way. Her son was declared of legal majority in 1293, thus ending her formal regency.

Later life

In 1293, she married count Gerhard II of Holstein-Plön (d. 1312) with whom she had a son, John III, Count of Holstein-Plön. She often visited Denmark after her second marriage, and it continued to be a second home. She died on 29 September 1304, and was buried in Denmark.

Gallery

Agnes of Brandenburg

References

"Regesta diplomatica historiæ danicæ. Anden Række. Første Binds første Afdeling" (PDF). slaegtsbibliotek.dk (Genealogy Library). 1889. Retrieved 22 April 2023. Agnes Danorum Sclavorumque regina, ducissa Estoniæ, conventui ordinis Cisterciensium in civitate Revaliensi licentiam triginta uncorum comparandorum et eorum cum omnibus libertatibus, quas habent super aliis bonis suis, obtinendorum dat.

Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia ('When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries') (1997)
Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (In Danish)

Danish royalty
Agnes of Brandenburg House of AscaniaBorn: circa 1257 Died: 29 September 1304
Preceded byMargaret Sambiria	Queen consort of Denmark 1273–1286	Succeeded byIngeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden

v t e Danish royal consorts
Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –) Thyra (– 930s – 958(?)) Gunhild (960s ?) Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?) Gyrid of Sweden (980s) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡ Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035) Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052) Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080) Adela of Flanders (1080–1086) Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095) Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103) Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130) Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134) Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134) Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135) Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137) Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146) Adela of Meissen (1152–1157) Helena of Sweden (1156–1157) Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182) Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197) Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213) Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221) Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231) Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250) Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252) Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259) Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286) Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319) Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330) Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331) Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374) Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430) Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481) Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513) Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523) Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721) Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746) Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848) Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898) Louise of Sweden (1906–1912) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947) Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972) Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018) Mary Donaldson (2024–present)
† also Queen of Norway ‡ also Queen of Sweden

Danish royal consorts

Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –)
Thyra (– 930s – 958(?))
Gunhild (960s ?)
Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?)
Gyrid of Sweden (980s)
Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡
Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035)
Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049)
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052)
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080)
Adela of Flanders (1080–1086)
Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095)
Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103)
Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130)
Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134)
Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134)
Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135)
Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137)
Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146)
Adela of Meissen (1152–1157)
Helena of Sweden (1156–1157)
Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182)
Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197)
Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213)
Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221)
Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231)
Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250)
Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252)
Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259)
Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286)
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319)
Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330)
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)
Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374)
Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430)
Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481)
Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513)
Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523)
Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588)
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612)
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721)
Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730)
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746)
Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751)
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766)
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775)
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839)
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898)
Louise of Sweden (1906–1912)
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947)
Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972)
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018)
Mary Donaldson (2024–present)

† also Queen of Norway
‡ also Queen of Sweden

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