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Kristina of Norway (born in 1234 in Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 – circa 1262), sometimes spelled Christina or Kristín, was a daughter of King Håkon IV of Norway and his wife, Margrete Skuledotter. As part of an alliance she was betroth to the Spanish prince, Felipe, brother of King Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X of Castile

Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Le?n and Kingdom of Galicia from 1252 until his death. He also was elected List of German monarchs in 1257, though the Papacy prevented his confirmation....
. She travelled from Tønsberg
Tønsberg

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Vestfold Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of T?nsberg....
 and arrived at Las Huelgas
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
 in Burgos
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
 on Christmas Eve of 1257. Felipe and Kristina married in March of 1258.






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Kristina of Norway (born in 1234 in Bergen
Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
 – circa 1262), sometimes spelled Christina or Kristín, was a daughter of King Håkon IV of Norway and his wife, Margrete Skuledotter. As part of an alliance she was betroth to the Spanish prince, Felipe, brother of King Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X of Castile

Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Le?n and Kingdom of Galicia from 1252 until his death. He also was elected List of German monarchs in 1257, though the Papacy prevented his confirmation....
. She travelled from Tønsberg
Tønsberg

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Vestfold Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of T?nsberg....
 and arrived at Las Huelgas
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
 in Burgos
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
 on Christmas Eve of 1257. Felipe and Kristina married in March of 1258. The couple lived in Sevilla until she died childless at the age of 28. Her body was transported to the monastery in Covarrubias
Covarrubias

Covarrubias is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos in the Spain autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Leon.It has 640 inhabitants, and it is near Mecerreyes and Hortig?ela....
 where she was buried.

In 1953 a sarcophagus
Sarcophagus

A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek language sa?? sarx meaning "flesh", and fa?e?? phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos the word came to refer to the limestone t...
 believed to be empty was mistakenly opened to reveal a woman. A scroll written in Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
 was found with the body and revealed that it was in fact Princess Kristina. Legend has it that her wish for a wedding gift was the erection of a chapel in honour of St. Olav in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The chapel was never built, but plans are currently under way to build it in Covarrubias in honour of the 750th anniversary of her leaving Norway.

In 1978 a statue of Princess Kristina made by artist Brit Sørensen was unveiled in Covarrubias and a copy was later erected in Tønsberg.

Tønsberg and Covarrubias have entered a friendship agreement as the result of this old connection.

The Princess Kristina foundation has been established to further the work to preserve and advance the cultural and historical ties.

Source

  • Article in Fjordenes Tidende
    Fjordenes Tidende

    Fjordenes Tidende is a newspaper published three times a week in M?l?y, Norway. It mostly features news from the region of Nordfjord. Each edition was read by an average of 19,000 people in 2004....
     6 October 2006.

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