Rikissa Magnusdotter ( – 17 December 1348) was a Swedish princess. She was the daughter of King

Magnus Ladulås Magnus Ladulås (, ) or Magnus Birgersson ( 1240 – 18 December 1290) was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290. He was a son of Birger Jarl, and became a king after a rebellion against his brother Valdemar, King of Sweden ...

of Sweden and his

queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

, Helvig of Holstein. At the age of six, she was entrusted to the nuns at St. Clara Priory (''Sankta Klara kloster'') in Stockholm. The nunnery had been given large donations and lands upon its foundation by King Magnus. Rikissa was the abbess of St. Clara Priory from at least 1335 until her death in 1348.

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*Christer Engstrand (1976) ''Sverige och dess regenter under 1000 år'' (Stockholm: Bonnier AB) 1285 births Swedish Roman Catholic abbesses 13th-century Swedish nuns 1348 deaths Princesses of Sweden 14th-century Swedish nuns House of Bjälbo 14th-century Swedish nobility 13th-century Swedish people Daughters of kings {{Sweden-royal-stub