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Kristina Håkonsdatter
Prinsesse Kristina av Tunsberg
Princess of Norway and Infanta of Castile
Born: 1234 Bergen (Norway) – Died: 1262 Sevilla (Spain)
At the age of 28
Collegiate church of Covarrubias (province of Burgos ,Spain) in 1953 a sarcophagus believed to be empty was mistakenly opened to reveal a woman.
She had long blonde hair .
A scroll written in Old Norse was found with the body and revealed that it was in fact :
Princess Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile (Kristina Haakonsdatter) is buried in a sarcophagus flanked by flags of Castile,Spain and Norway (the only woman to be so honored) in the cloister of the Ex-Colegiata (Collegiate church) of Covarrubias, province of Burgos (Spain).
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Known as: The flower of the north. The golden gift. Born: 1234 Bergen (Norway) – Died: 1262 Sevilla (Spain) At the age of 28 ....Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright. The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And, somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout, ...... but there is no joy in Castile. |
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Covarrubias,province of Burgos, Spain.
Her wish for a wedding gift was the erection of a chapel to St. Olav of Norway in Spain. 750 years later is being done. The Fundación Princesa Kristina de Noruega, which promotes cultural activities to better Spanish-Norwegian relations, is building St. Olav's Chapel and Bell Tower in a valley near Covarrubias. It will be a modern building suitable both for religious services and concerts, and the tower will provide a scenic view of the valley. In honour of the 750th anniversary of her leaving Norway , a chapel honouring Saint Olaf of Norway, designed by the architect Pablo López Aguado, is about to be built. The chapel will be finished this next spring (2011) 
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BIOGRAPHY:
Kristina Håkonsdatter , Prinsesse Kristina (Norsk) Kristina de Noruega, Infanta de Castilla (Spanish) Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile (English) La infanta Kristina de Castilla (Kristina Haakonsdatter) is buried in a sarcophagus flanked by flags of Castile,Spain and Norway in the cloister of the Ex-Colegiata (Collegiate church) of Covarrubias, province of Burgos (Spain). She was taken here with a large funeral party from Sevilla (Andalusien,Spain), where she had died suddenly in 1262 (at the age of 28) In her sarcophagus ,a parchment which was lying by her ear, describes natural remedies against ear infection. |
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Kristina was a daughter of King Håkon IV of Norway and his wife, Margrete Skuledotter. As part of an alliance she was betrothed to the Castilian infante, Philip, brother of Alfonso X,the wise, king of Castile. An ambassador of Alfonso X, who conveyed a proposal for a friendship and collaboration treaty between the two kingdoms, and the desire to seal it with a marriage, asking for Princess Christina's hand for one of Afronso's brothers. The king Haakon IV of Norway (1217-1261) must have pondered this greatly, but the recent support of the Pisans for Alfonso must have sufficiently convinced him of the advantages such a marriage could bring, beause he gave his consent a mere month later. Haakon said yes to the Spanish envoys, but on one condition: Kristina should herself choose which of King Alfonso's brothers she preferred.This was in itself as good as unheard of at this time – that a woman's will should decide whom she should marry, and even more so in the case of a royal marriage. Princess Kristina left Tønsberg (Norway) the summer of 1257 and after going through Yarmouth, (England) , she arrived in Normandy (France), where Louis IX of France awaited her. From there, she went to Barcelona (Spain), where she was generously welcomed by Jaime I of Aragón, who, according to an Icelandic saga was charmed by her beauty and expressed his desire to marry her. Front Catalonia, the princess went to Castile. She was welcomed in Soria on December 22 by the bishop of the city, don Pedro Fernandez de Astorga and by the prince don Luis. By Christmas Eve she had reached Burgos, where she stayed in the beautiful monastery of Las Huelgas, where the abbess was King Alfonso's sister Doña Berenguela and both celebrated Christmas at the Monastery of Las Huelgas. Alfonso X, who was already in Valladolid celebrating the new Cortes, went to meet her at Palencia and on January 4, 1258 accompanied her to Valladolid, where she was warmly welcomed by all the towns-people, the nobility, and the clergy who were gathered there for the Cortes. During her stay in the city, great celebrations were held. The Cortes were customarily attended by the royal family (wife,children and siblings of the king), so Alfonso had the opportunity to introduce all of fhis brothers to the Nordic princess Fadrique, a brave warrior and fine hunter Sancho, the archbishop-elect of Toledo Felipe, also archbishop-elect of Sevilla (with no religious vocation) Enrique was in self-imposed exiled on account of his failed rebellion against his brother,the king Alfonso). Christina chose don Felipe as her husband. Infante Felipe was the fifth child of the king Fernando III,the saint, born at the end of 1231 in Toledo. He had been steered into a Church career under the influence of his paternal grandmother doña Berenguela. His education was entrusted first to don Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop of Toledo, and later to don Juan, Fishop of Osma and chancelIor of Castille From his child-hood, he received numerous benefices, canonships, and abbotships. In 1246 he was elected bishop by the chapter of Osma, but the pope did not approve the election because he was underage—he was merely 15. In 1248 he was named abbot of Covarrubias, and in February 1249, procurador or guardian of the Church of Sevilla because he was not old enough to be archbishop. In 1244 Infante Don Felipe went to study at the University of Paris, where for a short time he was the student of Saint Albertus Magnus and a classmate of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Bonwenture. Despite being groomed for an ecclesiastical career, following the death of his father, he relinquished his benefices and returned to a secular state. much to his brother Alfonso's chagrin. Faced with the marriage proposal to a beautiful Nordic princess, he had no problems accepting the hand of Christina of Norway. The engagement was celebrated February 6, 1258, Ash Wednesday, and the marriage was on March 31,1258 ,the Sunday following Easter in the church of Santa María la mayor ,Valladolid (Spain). As far as we know, it was a happy marriage. The couple moved to Sevilla and lived in the palace of Bib Ragel ( Bib al Ragel or Bib Arragel) . The palace no longer exists since it was demoslished and a monastery known as Real Monasterio de San Clemente (Royal Monastery of Saint Clemente) , - the entry of the Spanish troops in the city of Sevilla took place on November 23th, 1248 , Saint Clemente's day.- was built by order of king Fernado III , the saint , father of king Alfonso X , the wise, and Infante Don Felipe, on the spot where the palace of Bib Ragel once stood. The monastery still remains, after more than seven centuries : http://www.sanclementesevilla.com/monasterio.html Monastery's porter : C/ REPOSO, Nº 9 This monastery offers accommodations (five rooms in the heart of Sevilla ,Spain). -------- Apparently, the princess, frequently visited the church of San Lorenzo in which her husband, Infante Philip, had ordered to enthrone a great image of the Virgin of Rocamadour, brought by himself from Paris. Little else is known about the life of the Norwegian princess during her stay in Sevilla. Then, after just four years of life together with the Infante Don Felipe, Kristina dies in 1262, 28 years old and childless in Sevilla ; according to some, out to nostalgia for her beloved Noway or from homesickness.Some say due to the unfamiliar warm , sunny climate of Sevilla,and others say from ear infection-illness or from meningitis.Some experts believe that the princess may have died from meningitis, which can give rise to considerable ear pain. In her sarcophagus ,a parchment which was lying by her ear, describes natural remedies against ear infection. She was buried in a sarcophagus flanked by flags of Castile,Spain and Norway in the cloister of the Ex-Colegiata (Collegiate church) of Covarrubias, province of Burgos , where her husband , Infante don Felipe had been thief abbot during his time in the Church and where she is still venerated by Nornegian faithful. She was taken here with a large funeral party from Sevilla, where she had died suddenly in 1262 Legend says her wish for a wedding gift was the erection of a chapel to St. Olav of Norway in Spain. 750 years later is being done. The Fundación Princesa Kristina de Noruega, which promotes cultural activities to better Spanish-Norwegian relations, is building St. Olav's Chapel and Bell Tower in a valley near Covarrubias. It will be a modern building suitable both for religious services and concerts, and the tower will provide a scenic view of the valley. In honour of the 750th anniversary of her leaving Norway , a chapel honouring Saint Olaf of Norway, designed by the architect Pablo López Aguado, is about to be built. The chapel will be finished this next spring (2011) The Princess Christina foundation has been established to further the work to preserve and advance the cultural and historical ties. http://www.fundacionprincesakristina.com/ To see the project : Click on La Capilla de San Olav To see the progress of work: Click on Evolución construcción Capilla |
On the way to the Slottsfjellet Tønsberg (Norway) Tønsberg - Oppgang til Slottsfjellet Brit Sørensen 1974 Skulpturer og minnesmerker i Tønsberg Sculptures and monuments in Tønsberg Esculturas y monumentos en Tønsberg 
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Tønsberg is generally regarded as the oldest town in Norway.
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Tønsberg (Norway)
Statue of Prinsesse Kristina av Tunsberg Location: On the way to the Slottsfjellet. Brit Sørensen 
In 1978 a statue of Princess Kristina made by Brit Sørensen was unveiled in Covarrubias In front of the Collegiate church of Saint Cosme and Saint Damian (Covarrubias,Burgos,Spain). where the princess is buried |
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Statue of Kristina av Tunsberg , Tønsberg (Norway)
Tønsberg - Oppgang til Slottsfjellet. Brit Sørensen 1974
Source:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonsberg-Covarrubias/191705847524281
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On the way to the Slottsfjellet Tønsberg (Norway) Tønsberg - Oppgang til Slottsfjellet Brit Sørensen 1974 Skulpturer og minnesmerker i Tønsberg Sculptures and monuments in Tønsberg Esculturas y monumentos en Tønsberg |
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