Jutta of Saxony ( 1223 – before 2 February 1267) was

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as the wife of King Eric IV of Denmark. She was the daughter of

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. She married king Erik in 1239, and became junior queen consort, since her husband was junior king, even though there was no senior queen at the time. She would become senior queen in 1242. Not many details are known about Queen Jutta. She was involved in a conflict with the

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s of Øm Abbey, from whom she confiscated corn from their estates and shipped it to her own. Her signature was also on the instruction regarding the funeral service of her spouse, in which he expressed the wish to be buried in the clothes of a monk. She was queen for eight years and widowed in 1250 when her spouse was murdered. She is believed to have returned to Saxony as a widow, leaving her daughters in Denmark. Jutta married a second time and became the first wife of Count Burchard VIII of Querfurt-

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, who held function and title of

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(recorded between 1273 and 1313), a son of Burgrave Burchard VI (recorded between 1221 and 1273).Cf. Helmut Lötzke, ''Die Burggrafen von Magdeburg aus dem Querfurter Hause'' (¹1950), Bad Langensalza: Rockstuhl, ²2005 (Reprint of the newly set ed. of 1950), pp. 128-132.

Issue

Jutta and Eric had: *

Sophia of Denmark Sophia of Denmark ( Danish: ''Sofie Eriksdatter'' and Swedish: ''Sofia Eriksdotter''; 1241–1286) was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Valdemar. Background Sophia was the eldest daughter of Eric IV of Denmark and Jutta of Saxony. She ...

, (1241–1286) married to King Valdemar of Sweden *Canute (Knud) of Denmark (b. & d. 1242) * Ingeborg of Denmark (1244–1287), married to King

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* Jutta of Denmark, prioress of St. Agnes' Priory, Roskilde (1246–1284) *Christof of Denmark (b. & d. 1247) * Agnes of Denmark, prioress of St. Agnes' Priory, Roskilde (1249–1288/95) Jutta and Burchard had: *Sophia Burghardsdatter von

Querfurt Querfurt () is a town in the Saalekreis district, or ''Kreis'', in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is located in a fertile area on the Querne, west from Merseburg. In 2020, the town had a population of 10,454. The town Querfurt consists of Q ...

(d. 1325), married with Erik Erikssøn Langben (1272–1310), Duke of

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, son of Eric I, Duke of Schleswig

Sources

* Alf Henrikson: ''Dansk historia'' (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish) * Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): ''När hände vad i Nordens historia'' (When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries) (1997)
Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VIII. Bind. Holst - Juul
(in Danish) *600 *

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jutta of Saxony Danish royal consorts House of Ascania Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown 13th-century Danish nobility 13th-century Danish women 1220s births Year of birth uncertain 13th-century deaths Remarried queens consort Daughters of dukes Eric IV of Denmark