Estrid Bjørnsdotter
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Estrid Bjørnsdotter also kalled Estrid Byrdasvend, (12th century), was a Medieval Norwegian Queen consort
, spouse of King Magnus V of Norway
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Estrid Bjørnsdotter was the daughter of Björn Byrdasvend. She married King Magnus V in the year of 1170, and thereby became queen of Norway.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
, spouse of King Magnus V of Norway
Magnus V of Norway
Magnus V Erlingsson was a King of Norway during the Civil war era in Norway.-Biography:Magnus Erlingsson was probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was the son of Erling Skakke. His father was a Norwegian nobleman who earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney...
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Estrid Bjørnsdotter was the daughter of Björn Byrdasvend. She married King Magnus V in the year of 1170, and thereby became queen of Norway.
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- http://thepeerage.com/p11301.htm#i113008