Sofia of Denmark
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Queen Sofia Eriksdotter, also known as Sophia of Denmark, was queen consort of Sweden.
Sofia was born as eldest daughter of king Eric IV of Denmark and Jytte of Saxony.
Her father was murdered when she and her sisters were yet small. As he had not left a son, firstly their uncle Abel of Denmark and then their uncle Christopher I of Denmark held the Danish throne.
She was married to young king Valdemar I of Sweden, as part of Birger jarl's policy of peace between Scandinavian kingdoms.
Her husband Valdemar was in 1275 deposed by his younger brother who became king Magnus III of Sweden.
