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Maria Haraldsdotter
Maria Haraldsdotter (died 25 September 1066) was a Norwegian princess, as the daughter of Harald Hardrada and Elisiv of Kiev. She is the first known Norwegian to have been named Maria.
According to "Heimskringla", Maria, together with her sister Ingegerd and mother, went with Harald on his expedition to Britain in 1066. Maria, Ingegerd and Elisiv were however left behind at Orkney, where Harald gathered reinforcements. By the Battle of Stamford Bridge, in which Harald was killed, Harald had promised
Bridget Haraldsdotter
Bridget Haraldsdotter, also Brigida () (c. 1131 – c. 1208) was a medieval Swedish queen, spouse of King Magnus (II) of Sweden.
Brigida Haraldsdotter, was the illegitimate daughter of King Harald IV of Norway. Her mother is unknown, but she was possibly Tora Gudmundsdotter, long-term lover of her father and the mother of King Sigurd Munn. Her Irish first name was the same as that of her father's Irish mother, Brigida O'Brien (d. 1138). According to