List of Swedish Consorts - Regents

Regents

Some Swedish consorts acted as regents for their husbands or children, and had seats in the governments. These were:

• 1290-1298 : Helwig of Holstein had a seat in the government during the minority of her son
• 1320-1324 : Helwig of Holstein had a seat in the government during the minority of her grandson.
• 1319-1326 : Ingeborg of Norway, during the minority of her son.
• 1424-1430 : Philippa of England, her husbands' representative in the country during the union.
• 1470-1497 : Ingeborg Tott, (inconsistently during these years), during her husbands absence.
• 1504-1512 : Mette Dyre, (inconsistently during these years) seat in the government during husbands absences.
• 1520-1520 : Christina Gyllenstierna, regent and commander of Stockholm during the minority of her son.
• 1605-1605 : Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her husband.
• 1611-1611 : Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, as interim regent during the minority of her son.
• 1660-1672 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her son.
• 1697-1697 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the minority of her grandson.
• 1700-1713 : Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, during the absence of her grandson.
• 1731-1731 : Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.
• 1738-1738 : Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, during the absence of her husband.