Margaret Sambiria

Margaret Sambiria
Queen consort of Denmark
Tenure1252–1259
Coronation25 December 1252, Lund
Regent of Denmark
Regency1259–1264
MonarchEric V of Denmark
Lady of Estonia
Reign1266–1282
PredecessorEric V of Denmark
SuccessorEric V of Denmark
Bornc. 1230
Germany
DiedDecember 1282
Burial
SpouseChristopher I of Denmark
IssueEric V of Denmark
FatherSambor II, Duke of Pomerania
MotherMatilda of Mecklenburg

Margaret Sambiria (Danish: Margrethe Sambiria, Sambirsdatter or Margrethe Sprænghest; c. 1230 – December 1282) was Queen of Denmark by marriage to King Christopher I, and regent during the minority of her son, King Eric V from 1259 until 1264. She is the first woman confirmed to have formally ruled as regent of Denmark. She was the reigning fief-holder of Danish Estonia in 1266–1282.