Euphemia of Pomerania

Euphemia of Pomerania
Queen consort of Denmark
Reign	1320–1330
Born	1285
Died	26 July 1330
Burial	Sorø Abbey
Spouse	Christopher II of Denmark
House	House of Estridsen House of Pomerania
Father	Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Magarete of Rügen
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Euphemia of Pomerania (1285 – 26 July 1330) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Christopher II of Denmark. She was the daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania and his second wife, Magarete of Rügen.

Euphemia wed Christopher in 1300. The marriage was likely arranged to provide Christopher with support from the states of her mother and father.

Euphemia had at least six known children:

• Margarete (1305–1340), married Louis V, Duke of Bavaria
• Erik (1307–1331)
• Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia (born c. 1310 – died after 1347)
• Agnes (d. 1312), died young
• Heilwig (born c. 1315)
• Valdemar, King of Denmark (1320–1375)

She is buried in the Sorø Abbey.

Ancestry

Family of Euphemia of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania               8. Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Anastasia of Greater Poland               4. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania                             18. Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania               9. Miroslawa of Pomerelia                       19. Swinisława               2. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Canute I of Sweden               10. Eric X of Sweden                       21. Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden               5. Marianna of Sweden                             22. Valdemar I of Denmark               11. Richeza of Denmark                       23. Sophia of Minsk               1. Euphemia of Pomerania                                         24. Wizlaw I, Prince of Rügen               12. Jaromar II, Prince of Rügen                       25. Margaret               6. Wizlaw II, Prince of Rügen                             26. Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania               13. Euphemia of Pomerania                       27. Euphrosyne of Greater Poland               3. Margaret of Rügen (d. 1320)                                   28. William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg               14. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       29. Helena of Denmark               7. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg                             30. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg               15. Matilda of Brandenburg                       31. Matilda of Landsberg

References

• Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
• Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the historiy of the Nordic countries) (1997)
• Den store danske encyklopædi Eufemia_af_Pommern
• http://runeberg.org/nfad/0404.html
• http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0621.html

Euphemia of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: circa 1285 Died: 26 July 1330
Danish royalty
Preceded by Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden	Queen consort of Denmark 1320–1330 Served alongside: Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)	Succeeded by Helvig of Schleswig