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Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark 1131–1182 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1131

Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark

Death Date: 12 May 1182

Death Location: Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark

Father: Saint Eriksøn

Mother: Ingeborg Rurikid

Spouse(s): Sofiya Polotzk

Children(s): Helene Valdemarsdottir, Valdemar Denmark

Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark was born in 1131 in Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark, the child of Saint Canute Lavard Knud Eriksn And Ingeborg Mstislavna Rurikid. Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark married Sofiya Vladimorovna Sunesen Von Polotzk, and had children including Helene Valdemarsdottir, Valdemar Ii Sejr Valdemarssn King Of Denmark. Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark passed away in 1182 in Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark.

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  • Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark was born in 1131 in Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark, the child of Saint Canute Lavard Knud Eriksn And Ingeborg Mstislavna Rurikid.
  • Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark married Sofiya Vladimorovna Sunesen Von Polotzk, and had children including Helene Valdemarsdottir, Valdemar Ii Sejr Valdemarssn King Of Denmark.
  • Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark passed away in 1182 in Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark.

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Valdemar Denmark's Ancestors

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Valdemar Denmark
1131–1182
Birth Place: Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark
Parents
Saint Canute Lavard (Knud) Eriksøn
1096–1131
Slesvig, Danmark
Ingeborg (Mstislavna) Rurikid
1099–1137
Kiev Киев, Киевское Княжество, Киевская Русь
Grandparents
Eric (I "the Good") Estridsen
1056–1103
Slangerup, Denmark
Bodil Thurgotsdatter
1065–1103
Denmark
Mstislav Vladimirovich
1076–1132
Kiev Киев, Киевское Княжество, Киевская Русь
Prinsesse (Christina Ingesdotter av) Sverige
1078–1122
Uppsala, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Sweyn Denmark
1019–1074
Rannveig Tordsdatter
1026–1070
Thrugot Ulfsen
1042–1070
Þórgunnr Vagnadóttir
1046–1080
Vladimir Vsevolodich
1052–1125
Gytha Haraldsdóttir
1053–1107
Inge Stenkilsson
1050–1110
Dronning Skövde
1055–1140
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jarl Thorgilsson
–1027
Estrid Svendsdatter
–1074
Úlfr Galiciefarer
1010–1080
Bodil Håkonsdatter
1020–1062
Vagn Ágason
1000–
Ingibjörg Hvide
1000–
Harold England
1022–1066
Ealdgȳð hnesce
1025–1086
King Ragnvaldsson
1020–1066
Queen Sweden
1033–1090
Kong Sverige
1020–1070
Cecilia Sverige
1024–

Valdemar Denmark's Descendants

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Valdemar ("The Great" Knudsen King of) Denmark (14 Jan 1131–12 May 1182) m. Sofiya (Vladimorovna Sunesen von) Polotzk (1141–5 May 1198)
  1. 1. Helene Valdemarsdottir 1176–1233 m. William (of Winchester von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1184–1213
    1. 1. Duke (Otto I von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1204–1252 m. Mathilde (von) Brandenburg 1209–1261
      1. 1. Adelheid (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1244–1274 m. Heinrich (I Von) Hessen 1244–1308
        1. 1. Otto (von) Hesse 1272–1328 m. Adelheid (Von) Ravensberg 1270–1339
  2. 2. Valdemar (II Sejr Valdemarssøn King of) Denmark 1170–1241 m. Berengária (Portuguese House of) Burgundy 1194–1221
    1. 1. Christoffer (I Valdemarsen King of) Denmark 1219–1259 m. Margarethe (Sambiria, of) Pommern 1230–1282
      1. 1. Erik (V Christofferson Klipping King of) Denmark 1249–1286 m. Agnes Brandenburg 1257–1304
        1. 1. Christopher (II Eriksøn King of) Denmark 1276–1332 m. Inger (Iversdatter) Lunge 1275–1332

Valdemar Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1131
14 Jan 1131
Birth of Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark in Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark
Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark
1182
12 May 1182
Age 51
Death of Valdemar "The Great" Knudsen King of Denmark in Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark
Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1131
    Event Place: Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1182
    Event Place: Vordingborg, Storstrom, Denmark

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