Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden

For other people with the same name, see Richardis of Schwerin.

Richardis of Schwerin (Swedish: Rikardis; 1347 – April 23 or July 11, 1377) was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Albert.

Richardis of Schwerin
Queen Richardis as sculpted on Albert's grave
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure	1365–1377
Born	c. 1347 Schwerin?
Died	23 April/11 July 1377 (aged 29–30) Stockholm
Burial	Stockholm Dominican Church
Spouse	Albert, King of Sweden
Issue	Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg[1] Richardis Catherine, Duchess of Görlitz
House	House of Hagen
Father	Otto I, Count of Schwerin
Mother	Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle

Life

Richardis was the child of Otto I, Count of Schwerin (d. 1357) and Matilda of Mecklenburg-Werle (d. 1361) and the paternal niece of Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig, the wife of the former Valdemar III of Denmark. She was engaged to Albert of Mecklenburg, who was also to be king of Sweden.

In Wismar on 12 October 1352, the marriage contract was signed. It was not until 1365, however, that they were married in person and Richardis arrived in Sweden. She died in Stockholm and was buried in the Cloister Church at the Black Friars' Monastery.

Children

• Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg^[2] (1365–1397); also called Duke Eric, heir to the throne of Sweden^[3] and Lord of Gotland.
• Richardis Catherine of Sweden (1370/1372-1400); married John of Görlitz