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Valdemar II Of Denmark 1170–1241 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1170

Birth Location: Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark

Death Date: 29 March 1241

Death Location: Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

Father: Valdemar Denmark

Mother: Sophia Minsk

Spouse(s): Berengaria Portugal, Helena Guttormsdaotter, Margaret Bohemia

Children(s): Niels Halland, Canute Estonia-Lolland-Blekinge, Eric Denmark, Sophie Denmark, Abel Denmark, Christopher Denmark, Denmark None, Valdemar Denmark, Denmark None

In 1170, Valdemar II Of Denmark entered the world in Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark, born to Valdemar I Of Denmark And Sophia Valadarsdattir Of Minsk. Valdemar II Of Denmark married Berengaria Of Portugal, Helena Guttormsdaotter, Margaret Dagmar Of Bohemia, and had children including Abel Of Denmark, Canute Of Estonia Lolland Blekinge, Christopher I Of Denmark, Denmark, Eric Iv Of Denmark, Niels Of Halland, Sophie Of Denmark, Valdemar Iii Of Denmark. Valdemar II Of Denmark passed away in 1241 in Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

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  • In 1170, Valdemar II Of Denmark entered the world in Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark, born to Valdemar I Of Denmark And Sophia Valadarsdattir Of Minsk.
  • Valdemar II Of Denmark married Berengaria Of Portugal, Helena Guttormsdaotter, Margaret Dagmar Of Bohemia, and had children including Abel Of Denmark, Canute Of Estonia Lolland Blekinge, Christopher I Of Denmark, Denmark, Eric Iv Of Denmark, Niels Of Halland, Sophie Of Denmark, Valdemar Iii Of Denmark.
  • Valdemar II Of Denmark passed away in 1241 in Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

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Valdemar Denmark's Ancestors

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Valdemar Denmark
1170–1241
Birth Place: Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Parents
Valdemar I of Denmark
1131–1182
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Sophia (Valadarsdattir of) Minsk
1140–1198
Grandparents
Canute (Lavard of) Jutland
1096–1130
Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Ingeborg (of) Kiev
1099–
Valadar (Volodor of) Poloni-Land
1115–1167
Richeza (of) Poland
1116–
Great-Grandparents
MSTISLAV KIEV
1076–1132
Christina Sweden
1090–1122
Gleb Minsk
1061–1119
Anastasia Rus
1070–1159
Boleslaw Poland
1086–1138
Salomea Berg
1095–1144
2nd-Great-Grandparents
VLADIMIR KIEV
1053–1125
GYTHA
1055–
Inge Sweden
1065–
Helena Sweden
1065–
Vseslav Polotsk
1039–1101
Yaropolk Kiev
1045–1087

Valdemar Denmark's Descendants

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Valdemar (II Of) Denmark (9 May 1170–29 March 1241) m. Berengaria (of) Portugal (about 1200–27 Mar 1221) m. Helena Guttormsdaotter (about 1200–) m. Margaret (Dagmar of) Bohemia (about 1186–24 May 1212)
  1. 1. Niels (of) Halland 1190–1218
  2. 2. Canute (of) Estonia-Lolland-Blekinge 1216–1260
  3. 3. Eric (IV of) Denmark 1216–1250
  4. 4. Sophie (of) Denmark 1217–1247
  5. 5. Abel (of) Denmark 1218–1252
  6. 6. Christopher (I of) Denmark 1219–1259
    1. 1. Eric (V of) Denmark 1249–1286
      1. 1. Richeza (of) Denmark 1272–1308
        1. 1. Sophie (of) Mecklenburg-Werle 1297–
  7. 7. Denmark 1221–1221
  8. 8. Valdemar (III of) Denmark 1209–1231 m. Eleanor (of) Portugal 1211–1231
    1. 1. Ingeborg (of) Denmark 1231–1232
  9. 9. Denmark 1212–1212

Valdemar Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1170
9 May 1170
Birth of Valdemar II Of Denmark in Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Ribe, Esbjerg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
1241
29 March 1241
Age 71
Death of Valdemar II Of Denmark in Vordingborg, Vordingborg Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Vordingborg, Vordingborg Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1170
    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: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1241
    Event Place: Vordingborg, Vordingborg Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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