ORIGINAL NAME: Ingrid Ylva
Swedish princess. Her birth year is an estimate. She died in 1251 or 1252. She belonged to the House of Steinchetel of Swedish royalty and was also called Lupa. According to Olaus Petri, she was the daughter of Sune Sik. She was married to Magnus Minnesköld of Bjelbo, possibly as his second wife. Several of his sons, born or raised by her, would come to hold positions of power when grown: Eskil became lawspeaker in Westrogothia, Karl and Bengt both became bishops of Linköping and Birger became Jarl of Sweden, and later had his son elected king. As a widow, in c. 1208–1210, she most likely managed her estates in Bjälbo as the head of the family, due to her sons being minors. She attended the church from her favorite place in the church tower, to which she had once donated a bell; according to tradition, she often lived in this tower during insecure times. In 1234, her son Birger married Princess Ingeburga of Sweden, and in 1250, he became regent and father of the king. It remains unclear if his mother was still alive at this point, though it is believed that she was. However, she does not seem to have played any part at the royal court, and probably preferred to stay within her estates. She is said to have married again, to an unnamed man with whom she had a son, Elof Vingad Pil, while other sources claim she remained unmarried. Legend has it, that because of this, her son, the regent, buried her standing upright, inside the tower with which she had had such a close relationship.
Swedish princess. Her birth year is an estimate. She died in 1251 or 1252. She belonged to the House of Steinchetel of Swedish royalty and was also called Lupa. According to Olaus Petri, she was the daughter of Sune Sik. She was married to Magnus Minnesköld of Bjelbo, possibly as his second wife. Several of his sons, born or raised by her, would come to hold positions of power when grown: Eskil became lawspeaker in Westrogothia, Karl and Bengt both became bishops of Linköping and Birger became Jarl of Sweden, and later had his son elected king. As a widow, in c. 1208–1210, she most likely managed her estates in Bjälbo as the head of the family, due to her sons being minors. She attended the church from her favorite place in the church tower, to which she had once donated a bell; according to tradition, she often lived in this tower during insecure times. In 1234, her son Birger married Princess Ingeburga of Sweden, and in 1250, he became regent and father of the king. It remains unclear if his mother was still alive at this point, though it is believed that she was. However, she does not seem to have played any part at the royal court, and probably preferred to stay within her estates. She is said to have married again, to an unnamed man with whom she had a son, Elof Vingad Pil, while other sources claim she remained unmarried. Legend has it, that because of this, her son, the regent, buried her standing upright, inside the tower with which she had had such a close relationship.
ORIGINAL NAME: Ingrid Ylva
Swedish princess. Her birth year is an estimate. She died in 1251 or 1252. She belonged to the House of Steinchetel of Swedish royalty and was also called Lupa. According to Olaus Petri, she was the daughter of Sune Sik. She was married to Magnus Minnesköld of Bjelbo, possibly as his second wife. Several of his sons, born or raised by her, would come to hold positions of power when grown: Eskil became lawspeaker in Westrogothia, Karl and Bengt both became bishops of Linköping and Birger became Jarl of Sweden, and later had his son elected king. As a widow, in c. 1208–1210, she most likely managed her estates in Bjälbo as the head of the family, due to her sons being minors. She attended the church from her favorite place in the church tower, to which she had once donated a bell; according to tradition, she often lived in this tower during insecure times. In 1234, her son Birger married Princess Ingeburga of Sweden, and in 1250, he became regent and father of the king. It remains unclear if his mother was still alive at this point, though it is believed that she was. However, she does not seem to have played any part at the royal court, and probably preferred to stay within her estates. She is said to have married again, to an unnamed man with whom she had a son, Elof Vingad Pil, while other sources claim she remained unmarried. Legend has it, that because of this, her son, the regent, buried her standing upright, inside the tower with which she had had such a close relationship.
Swedish princess. Her birth year is an estimate. She died in 1251 or 1252. She belonged to the House of Steinchetel of Swedish royalty and was also called Lupa. According to Olaus Petri, she was the daughter of Sune Sik. She was married to Magnus Minnesköld of Bjelbo, possibly as his second wife. Several of his sons, born or raised by her, would come to hold positions of power when grown: Eskil became lawspeaker in Westrogothia, Karl and Bengt both became bishops of Linköping and Birger became Jarl of Sweden, and later had his son elected king. As a widow, in c. 1208–1210, she most likely managed her estates in Bjälbo as the head of the family, due to her sons being minors. She attended the church from her favorite place in the church tower, to which she had once donated a bell; according to tradition, she often lived in this tower during insecure times. In 1234, her son Birger married Princess Ingeburga of Sweden, and in 1250, he became regent and father of the king. It remains unclear if his mother was still alive at this point, though it is believed that she was. However, she does not seem to have played any part at the royal court, and probably preferred to stay within her estates. She is said to have married again, to an unnamed man with whom she had a son, Elof Vingad Pil, while other sources claim she remained unmarried. Legend has it, that because of this, her son, the regent, buried her standing upright, inside the tower with which she had had such a close relationship.
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