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Eric IV of Denmark 1216–1250 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1216

Birth Location: Denmark

Death Date: 9 August 1250

Death Location: Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

Father: Waldemar Denemarken

Mother: Berengaria Denmark

Spouse(s): Jutta Denmark

Children(s): Ingeborg Norway

The story of Eric IV of Denmark began in 1216 in Denmark. Eric IV of Denmark married Jutta Brigitte Of Saxony Queen Consort Of Denmark, and had children including Ingeborg Eriksdotter Of Denmark Princess Of Denmark Queen Consort Of Norway. Eric IV of Denmark passed away in 1250 in Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

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Biography

  • The story of Eric IV of Denmark began in 1216 in Denmark.
  • Eric IV of Denmark married Jutta Brigitte Of Saxony Queen Consort Of Denmark, and had children including Ingeborg Eriksdotter Of Denmark Princess Of Denmark Queen Consort Of Norway.
  • Eric IV of Denmark passed away in 1250 in Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eric Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Eric Denmark
1216–1250
Birth Place: Denmark
Parents
Waldemar II van Denemarken
1170–1241
Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Berengaria (van Portugal, Infanta of Portugal; Queen Consort of) Denmark
1194–1221
Coimbra, Portugal
Grandparents
Valdemar (Waldemar I 'The Great' Estridsen, King of) Denmark
1131–1182
(posthumous birth) Sleeswijk, Denmark
Sophia (Vladimirovna Rurikide of Novgorad & Minsk, Queen of) Denmark
1140–1198
Novgorad, Russia
Sancho (I 'Le Laboureur' "the Populator" House of Burgundy, King of Portugal, King of Silves from 1189 until he lost the territory to Almohad Caliphate in) 1191
1154–1212
Coîmbra, Portugal
Dulcia (of Barcelona) Aragon
1159–1198
Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Knud Saint
1096–1131
Ingeborg princess
1100–1130
Volodar Hrodno
1114–1167
Richeza Poland
1116–1156
Afonso 1147
1110–1185
Mafalda Portogallo
1121–1157
Raymond Barcelona
1113–1162
Petronilla Aragon
1136–1174
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Erik Denmark
1060–1103
Bodil Thrugotsdotter
–1103
Mstislav Kiev
1076–1132
Christina Kiev
1080–1122
Gleb Minsk
–1119
Boleslaw coins
1086–1138
Salomea Poland
1099–1144
Henry Portugal
1066–1112
Teresa Portugal
1080–1130

Eric Denmark's Descendants

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Eric (IV of) Denmark (1216–9 August 1250) m. Jutta (Brigitte of Saxony, Queen Consort of) Denmark (1223–Bef. 2 Feb 1267)
  1. 1. Ingeborg (Eriksdotter of Denmark, Princess of Denmark; Queen Consort of) Norway 1244–1287 m. Magnus (VI 'the Law-mender' Haakonsson House of Sverre, King of) Norway 1238–1280
    1. 1. Erik (Eric II Magnusson House of Sverre, King of) Noorwegen 1268–1299 m. Margaret (' Maid of Scotland' House of Dunkeld, Queen of Norway, 1st) wife 1261–1283 m. Isabel (de Brus Bruce ( Magnusson), Queen consort of) Norway 1275–1358
      1. 1. Margaret (' Maid of Norway' House of Sverre, queen-designate of Scotland, the last legitimate scion of the line of King William the) Lion 1283–1290
      2. 2. Ingeborg Eriksdottir 1297–1357
    2. 2. Haakon (V Magnusson House of Sverre, King of Norway, Duke of Oslo, Oppland, Ryfylke, Faroe Islands &) Shetland 1270–1319
      1. 1. Ingeborg (Haakonson, Princess of Norway; Regent; Royal Duchess of Södermanland; (2ndM) Duchess of Halland &) Estonia 1301–1361 m. Erik (Eric Magnusson, Duke of Svealand, Södermanland, Dalsland, Västergötland, Värmland, Nth Halland; Prince heir to Swedish) Throne 1282–1318
        1. 1. Magnus (IV (VII) Eriksson, King of Norway; King of) Sweden 1316–1374
        2. 2. Euphemia (Eufemia Erikdotter, Princess of Sweden; Heiress; Duchess Consort of) Mecklenburg 1317–1370 m. Henry (Hendrik II 'The Lion' of Mecklenburg, Lord of) Mecklenburg 1266–1329
    3. 3. Isabella (Ynglinga Magnusdotter, Princess of Norway, Countess of) Strathearn 1270–1349 m. Malise (Thomas de Strathearn, 7th Earl of) Strathearn 1263–1346
      1. 1. Malise (IV Strathearn, 8th Earl of Strathearn and) Orkney 1299–1357 m. Marjory (Matilda de) Ross 1302–1350
        1. 1. Isabel (de Strathearn, Lady of) Orkney 1335–1391 m. 1303–1358

Eric Denmark's Timeline

4 Records

1216
1216
Birth of Eric IV of Denmark in Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
1216
1216
Birth of Eric IV of Denmark in Denmark
Denmark
1250
10 Aug 1250
Age 34
Death of Eric IV of Denmark in dragged out of brother Abel duke's house down to a boat, he was beheaded & his body dumped into the Schlien., Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
dragged out of brother Abel duke's house down to a boat, he was beheaded & his body dumped into the Schlien., Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1250
9 August 1250
Age 34
Death of Eric IV of Denmark
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1216
    Event Place: Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1216
    Event Place: Denmark

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1250
    Event Place: dragged out of brother Abel duke's house down to a boat, he was beheaded & his body dumped into the Schlien., Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1250

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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