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Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig (Inga Olafsdatter fra Varteig) (Varteig, Østfold, 1183 or c. 1185 – 1234 or 1235) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway.
Inga of Varteig (1185-1234) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of Haakon IV of Norway. Inga of Varteig was born in Varteig, southeastern Norway in 1185, and, in 1203, she had an affair with King Haakon III of Norway when he visited nearby Borg. Haakon died in 1204, and...
Sep 19, 2017 · In 1205, the King Inga Bårdsson (Håkon’s cousin) sent a group of Birkebeiner warriors to rescue the mother and baby. They managed to get as far as Lillehammer before a blizzard trapped the party. Yet the Baglers were still seeking to kill the Prince.
Jun 3, 2020 · Inga, from Varteig in Østfold, maintained a relationship with King Haakon III who visited nearby in Borg (now Sarpsborg) during late 1203. Her son Haakon succeeded to the Norwegian throne at the age of 13.
Inga Olafsdatter of Varteig (Inga Olafsdatter fra Varteig) (Varteig, Østfold, 1183 or c. 1185 – 1234 or 1235) was the mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV of Norway.
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The rest of Varteig was incorporated into Sarpsborg along with Tune and Skjeberg. Varteig is probably best known as the home place of Inga of Varteig (born about 1185, died 1234), mother of Håkon Håkonson , king of Norway from 1217 to 1263.
In the summer of 1218, Inga underwent a successful trial by ordeal (bore iron) in Bergen to show the paternity of her son. During Håkon's brief reign, he managed to release Norway from the church's interdict, and end the civil wars, at least for a time.
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