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Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark 1056–1103 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1056

Birth Location: Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark

Death Date: 10 JUL 1103

Death Location: The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus

Father: Sweyn Estridsson

Mother: Rannveig Tordsdatter

Spouse(s): Boedil Thurgotsdatter, Ingertha Nielsdatter

Children(s): Knud Lavard

In 1056, Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark entered the world in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark, born to Sweyn Ii Estridsson And Rannveig Tordsdatter. Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark married Boedil Thurgotsdatter, Ingertha Nielsdatter, and had children including Knud Ericsen Lavard. Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark passed away in 1103 in The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus.

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Biography

  • In 1056, Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark entered the world in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark, born to Sweyn Ii Estridsson And Rannveig Tordsdatter.
  • Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark married Boedil Thurgotsdatter, Ingertha Nielsdatter, and had children including Knud Ericsen Lavard.
  • Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark passed away in 1103 in The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sweyn Estridsson
1022–1076
Birth Location: Arundel, Sussex, England
SE
Rannveig Tordsdatter
1026–1074
Birth Location: Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
RT

Spouses(s)

Boedil Thurgotsdatter
1056–1103
Birth Location: Roskilde, Denmark
BT
Ingertha Nielsdatter
1050–1103
Birth Location: Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
IN

Children(s)

Knud Lavard
1096–1131
Birth Location: Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
KL

Erik Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Erik Denmark
1056–1103
Birth Place: Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark
Parents
Sweyn II Estridsson
1022–1076
Arundel, Sussex, England
Rannveig Tordsdatter
1026–1074
Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
Grandparents
Ulf (Thorgilsson Jarl of Skåne, Regent of) Denmark
–1027
Estrid ('Margarete' Svendsdatter , Princess of) Denmark
–1074
Roskilde, Roskilde Domsogn, Sømme, København, Denmark
Tord Rannveigson
1000–1070
Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
Tord Rannveigson
1000–
Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Sven Forkbeard
–1014
Rannveig D.E.
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harald Norge
Tove Denmark
–1000

Erik Denmark's Descendants

1.
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Erik (Ejegod Estridsøn I of) Denmark (1056–10 JUL 1103) m. Boedil Thurgotsdatter (ABT 1056–1103) m. Ingertha Nielsdatter (ABT 1050–ABT 1103)
  1. 1. Knud (Ericsen) Lavard 1096–1131 m. Ингеборга Мстиславна 1099–1130
    1. 1. Valdemar (I. Den Store Konge) Danmark 1130–1182 m. Sophia (Volodarsdatter av NovgorodMinsk, Polotzk av Gårdarike) Vladimirovna 1141–1198
      1. 1. Helene (of) Danmark 1180–1233 m. Wilhelm (von) Lüneburg 1184–1213
        1. 1. Otto (I. Herzog zu Braunschweig und) Lüneburg 1204–1252 m. Mathilde (von) Brandenburg 1210–1261
        2. 2. Marianne (Lüneburg Princess of) Sweden 1204– m. Barnim Gryfita 1210–1278
      2. 2. Sophia (af) Danmark 1159–1208 m. Siegfried (III. von Weimar) Orlamünde 1155–1206
        1. 1. Irmgard (von) Weimar-Orlamünde 1185–1222 m. Heinrich (II. von) Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 1155–1236
        2. 2. Hermann (II. von) Weimar-Orlamünde 1184–1247 m. Beatrix (von) Andechs-Meranien 1210–1271
        3. 3. Albrecht (II. von Weimar-Orlamünde II, född von Orlamünde,) Graf 1183–1244 m. Hedwig (von) Thüringen 1185–1247
        4. 4. Sophie (von) Weimar-Orlamünde 1185–1244 m. Lambert (II Erwinson von) Gleichen 1170–1227
      3. 3. Valdemar (II Sejr "VICTORY" af) Danmark 1170–1241 m. Berengaria (of) Portugal 1198–1221 m. Helene Guttormsdatter 1170–1230
        1. 1. Sofia (af) Danmark 1217–1248 m. Johann (I. Markgraf von) Brandenburg 1213–1266
        2. 2. Abel (Valdemarsøn af Danmark, Konge af) Danmark 1218–1252 m. Mechthild (von) Holstein 1219–1288
        3. 3. Erik (IV Plovpenning "Ploughpenny") Valdemarsen 1216–1258 m. Judith (Albertsdotter Askanier "of the House of) Ascania." 1216–1261
        4. 4. Kristoffer (Valdemarsson King Kristoffer I of) Denmark 1219–1259 m. Margrethe (Sambria Of) Pomerania 1230–1282
      4. 4. Richeza Waldemarsdotter 1182–1220 m. Erik (Knutsson Erik den) II 1176–1216
        1. 1. Ingeborg (Eriksdotter Prinsess of) Sweden 1212–1254 m. Birger (Jarl) Folkunge 1210–1266
    2. 2. Margrethe (Knudsdatter af) Danmark 1116–1177 m. Stig (Tokesen) Hvide 1120–1151
      1. 1. Kristina (Stigsdotter) Hvide 1145–1200 m. Karl (VII Sverkersson av Sverige,) Kung 1130–1167
        1. 1. Sverker (Karlsson of) Sweden 1164–1210 m. Benedikta (Ebbesdatter) Hvide 1165–1199

Erik Denmark's Timeline

3 Records

1056
1056
Birth of Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark
Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark
1103
10 JUL 1103
Age 47
Death of Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark in Battle of Baffa, Isle of Cyprus
Battle of Baffa, Isle of Cyprus
1103
10 JUL 1103
Age 47
Burial of Erik Ejegod Estridsøn I of Denmark in The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus
The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1056
    Event Place: Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1103
    Event Place: Battle of Baffa, Isle of Cyprus

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1103
    Event Place: The Basilica of Chrysopolitissa , Paphos, Cyprus
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