Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in

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and

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, derived from

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''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the

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'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the Norwegian most used variant of the name, and Ingibjörg is the Icelandic variant.

People

Pre-modern era

:''Ordered chronologically'' * Ingeborg, 10th century mother of

Ragnvald Ulfsson Ragnvald Ulfsson the Old () was a jarl of Västergötland or Östergötland and was married to a sister of King Olav Tryggvason.Winroth 1995–1997:616 Biography According to Snorri, Ragnvald was the son of jarl Ulf Tostesson. He was al ...

* Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter (10th–11th century), daughter of Tryggve Olafsson (died 963), granddaughter of Harald Fairhair and sister of Olaf I of Norway * Ingeborg of Kiev (), mother of

Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his s ...

* Ingibjörg Hakonsdóttir Of Orkney (fl. 12th century) wife of

Óláfr Guðrøðarson Olaf Guthfrithson or Anlaf Guthfrithson ( ; ; ; died 941) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian (Irish-Viking) leader who ruled Dublin and Viking Northumbria in the 10th century. He was the son of Gofraid ua Ímair and great-grandson of Ímar, making ...

king of

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

* Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174–1237), wife of

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks (Latin: ''rex Francorum''), but from 1190 onward, Philip became the firs ...

and daughter of

Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden Ingeborg Eriksdotter (after 1214 – 17 June 1254) was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Erik Knutsson, eldest sibling of King Erik Eriksson, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus Ladulås. Biography Ingeborg was ...

(c. 1212 – c. 1254), daughter of King

Erik Knutsson Erik Knutsson (; – 10 April 1216), sometimes known as Eric X, was King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as ''Erik the Survivor'' (), he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Knut Eriksson and his queen ...

of Sweden, wife of

Birger Jarl Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson (21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman and regent, ''Swedish jarls, jarl'', and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in consolidating Sweden after the civil wars between the House of Eri ...

and mother of King

Valdemar Waldemar, Valdemar, Valdimar, or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Latvian name Valdemārs, the Estonian name ...

of Sweden * Ingeborg of Kalundborg (died 1267), influential Danish noble * Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (c. 1244 – 1287), wife of Magnus VI and daughter of Eric IV * Ingeborg Birgersdotter (c. 1253 – 1302), duchess consort of Saxony * Ingeborg of Sweden (1263–1292), Swedish princess and countess consort * Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277–1319), Swedish princess and Queen of Denmark * Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway (1297–1357), Norwegian princess and Swedish royal duchess * Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45 – 1395), electress consort of Brandenburg and Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden * Ingeborg of Norway (1301–1361), Norwegian duchess, Swedish royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway and Sweden * Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1347–1370), wife of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, daughter of

Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV Atterdag, Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rul ...

* Ingeborg of Holstein (1396–1465), Swedish Roman Catholic Abbess of Vadstena Abbey * Ingeborg Tott (died 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder

Modern era

:''Ordered alphabetically by last name'' *

Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise; 2 August 1878 – 12 March 1958), was a Princess of Sweden by marriage to Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. Princess Ingeborg was a daughter of Frederick VIII of ...

(1878–1958), Swedish princess, daughter of

Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederik VIII (; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. As the eldest son of Christian IX of Denmark, King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederick was related ...

, wife of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland * Ingeborg Akeleye (1741–1800), Norwegian noblewoman and heiress *

Ingeborg Bachmann Ingeborg Bachmann (; 25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature b ...

(1927–1973), Austrian poet and author *

Ingeborg Beling Ingeborg Beling (6 March 1904 – 15 January 1988) was a German ethologist from the early 20th century who worked in the field of chronobiology. She studied at the University of Munich under the direction of Karl Von Frisch and is known for he ...

(1904–1988), German ethologist and chronobiologist * Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), Norwegian actress * Ingeborg Brams (1921–1989), Danish actress * Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen (1894–1977), Danish actress * Ingeborg Danz (born 1961), German opera singer * Ingeborg Drewitz (1923–1986), German writer * Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 1963), Lithuanian actress * Ingeborg Fülepp, Croatian artist * Ingeborg Gjærum (born 1985), Norwegian environmentalist * Ingeborg Grässle (born 1961), German politician and Member of the European Parliament * Ingeborg Grytten ( – ), Norwegian writer * Ingeborg Hallstein (born 1936), German opera singer * Ingeborg Hansen (1886–1954), Danish lawyer and politician * Ingeborg Hochmair (born 1953), Austrian electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur * Ingeborg Hunzinger (1915–2009), German sculptor * Ingibjörg Ólöf Isaksen (born 1977), Icelandic politician * Inge King (1915–2016), German-born Australian sculptor * Ingeborg Levin, German geoscientist and climatologist * Ingeborg Lüscher (born 1936), German/Swiss multi-media artist * Ingeborg Mello (1919–2009), Argentine track and field athlete, primarily in the discus and shot put * Ingeborg i Mjärhult (1665–1749), Swedish natural healer, soothsayer and spiritual visionary * Ingeborg Møller (1878–1964), Norwegian playwright, novelist and biographer * Ingeborg Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish singer and actress * Ingeborg Pfüller (born 1932), Argentine discus thrower * Ingeborg Rapoport (1912–2017), German pediatrician, the oldest person to receive a PhD at age 102 * Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989), Norwegian author and teacher * Ingeborg Reichelt (1928–2022), German soprano * Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840–1913), Swedish-German composer born Ingeborg Starck * Ingeborg Schmitz (born 1922), German Olympic swimmer * Ingeborg Schwenzer (born 1951), German jurist and law professor * Ingeborg Schöner (born 1935), German actress * Ingeborg Seynsche (1905–1994), German mathematician * Ingeborg (singer), Belgian singer and television presenter Ingeborg Sergeant * Ingeborg Sjöqvist (1912–2015), Swedish diver * Ingeborg Sørensen (born 1948), Norwegian model and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for March 1975 * Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (1895–1968), Danish film actress of the 1910s and '20s

Legendary characters

* Hjalmar and Ingeborg, Swedish lovers in Norse mythology * The beloved of Frithiof in ''

Frithiof's Saga Frithiof's Saga () is a legendary saga from Iceland which in its present form is from ca. 1300. It is a continuation from ''The Saga of Thorstein Víkingsson'' (''Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar''). It takes place principally in Norway during the ...

'' * The daughter of the Swedish King Eysteinn Beli, betrothed to

Ragnar Lodbrok Ragnar Lodbrok (Old Norse: ''Ragnarr loðbrók'', ), according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Legendary Kings of Sweden, Swedish and Legendary kings of Denmark, Danish king.Scandinavian feminine given names Danish feminine given names German feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Feminine given names Swedish feminine given names