Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile

Christina of Norway
Statue of Infanta Christina made by artist Brit Sørensen in Covarrubias, Spain, a copy was later erected in Tønsberg
Born	1234 Bergen, Norway
Died	1262 (aged 27–28) Seville, Castile
Burial	Covarrubias, Castile
Spouse	Infante Philip of Castile
House	Sverre
Father	Haakon IV of Norway
Mother	Margaret Skulesdatter

Christina of Norway (Norwegian: Kristina Håkonsdotter; 1234 – 1262) 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.^[1]