Christina of Norway was the daughter of Håkon IV and his wife, Margaret Skulesdatter. She was born in Bergen. As part of an alliance she was betrothed to Philip, brother of Alfonso X of Castile. They married in 1258, and she lived in Castile until her death four years later.
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The history painting "Christina's departure to Spain" (in Norwegian: "Kristinas avreise til Spania") by Nils Bergslien(1853-1928) shows the princess leaving for Spain in 1257. The painting is on display in the public library in Tønsberg, Norway. Photo 2018.
Tomb of the Infanta in the cloister of the collegiate church.In their orbit 5
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Christina of Norway was the daughter of Håkon IV and his wife, Margaret Skulesdatter. She was born in Bergen. As part of an alliance she was betrothed to Philip, brother of Alfonso X of Castile. They married in 1258, and she lived in Castile until her death four years later. Tradition states that Christina desired that a church dedicated to St Olaf should be built in Castile. 750 years later, "a modernized version of [a] simple pre-Roman church" was built and dedicated in Covarrubias, Spain.
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