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Freeman-Smith History and Ancestry
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 Abt 1020 - 1071 (51 years)
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| Name |
OLAFSDOTTIR Ulvhild |
| Birth |
Abt 1020 |
Borg, Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norge  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
24 May 1071 |
Lüneburg, Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| Notes |
- Ulvhild Olavsdotter av Norge skall ha fötts i Sarpsborg omkring 1020, dotter till Olav Haraldsson av Norge (Olav den hellige, Olav Digre) och Astrid Olofsdotter av Sverige.
Ulfhild gifte sig 1042-1043 med hertig Ordulf av Sachsen för att hennes halvbror Magnus den gode skulle få stöd och säkra sin ställning som Danmarks kung.
Paret fick sonen Magnus någon gång mellan 1043-1047, sedermera Magnus av Sachsen eller Magnus Billung.
Biography
European Aristocracy
Ulfhild Olafsdottir was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
Ulvhild Olavsdotter of Norway is said to have been born in/near Sarpsborg around 1020, daughter of Olav Haraldsson of Norway (Olav the Holy, Olav Digre) and Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden.
In 1042-1043, Ulfhild married Ordulf of Saxony so that her half-brother Magnus the Good would receive support and secure his position as King in Denmark.
The couple had a son Magnus, born sometime between 1043-1047, later called Magnus of Saxony or Magnus Billung.
Sources
Bratberg, Terje; Norsk biografisk leksikon; Store norske leksikon (2005-2007): Ulvhild - hertuginne i Store norske leksikon på snl.no. Hentet 3. september 2024 fra https://snl.no/Ulvhild_-_hertuginne
See also;
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulvhild_av_Norge
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfhild_av_Norge
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| Person ID |
I59456 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
HARALDSSON Olav, b. 0995, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway d. 29 Jul 1030, Stiklestad, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway (Age ~ 35 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
OLAFSDOTTIR Astrid, b. Abt 1005, Uppsala, Sweden d. 10 Feb 1050, Kyyiv, Kiev, Ukraine (Age 45 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1019 |
| Family ID |
F26405 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
BILLUNG Otto, b. 1020, Sachsen d. 28 Mar 1072, Lüneburg, Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (Age 52 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. BILLUNG Magnus, b. Abt 1042 d. 23 Aug 1106, Artlemburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26404 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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