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Valdemar II Denmark 1170–1241 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1170

Birth Location: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark

Death Date: 28 Mar 1241

Death Location: Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark

Father: Valdemar Denmark

Mother: Sofiya Denmark

Spouse(s): Helena Guttormsdotter, Margarethe Bohemia, Berengia Sanches

Children(s): Abel Denmark, Valdemar Denmark, Christoffer Denmark, Niels Denmark, Sophie Denmark, Nicolaas I, Eric Denmark

The story of Valdemar II Denmark began in 1170 in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark. Valdemar II Denmark married Berengia Sanches, Helena Guttormsdotter, Margarethe Of Bohemia, and had children including Abel Denmark, Christoffer Denmark, Eric Iv Ploughpenny Denmark, Knut Denmark, Nicolaas Denmark I, Niels Denmark, Sophie Denmark, Valdemar The Young Denmark. Valdemar II Denmark passed away in 1241 in Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark.

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Biography

  • The story of Valdemar II Denmark began in 1170 in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark.
  • Valdemar II Denmark married Berengia Sanches, Helena Guttormsdotter, Margarethe Of Bohemia, and had children including Abel Denmark, Christoffer Denmark, Eric Iv Ploughpenny Denmark, Knut Denmark, Nicolaas Denmark I, Niels Denmark, Sophie Denmark, Valdemar The Young Denmark.
  • Valdemar II Denmark passed away in 1241 in Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valdemar Denmark
1131–1182
Birth Location: Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
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Sofiya Denmark
1140–1198
Birth Location: Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia
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Spouses(s)

Helena Guttormsdotter
1170–1214
Birth Location: Sweden
HG
Margarethe Bohemia
1186–1213
Birth Location: Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
MB
Berengia Sanches
1191–1221
Birth Location: Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
BS

Children(s)

Abel Denmark
1218–1252
Birth Location: .....Denmark
AD
Valdemar Denmark
1209–1231
Birth Location: Roskilde, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Christoffer Denmark
1219–1259
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
CD
Niels Denmark
1213–1219
Birth Location: –
ND
Sophie Denmark
1217–1248
Birth Location: Roskilde, Kobenhavn, Denmark
SD
Nicolaas I
1203–
Birth Location: –
NI
Eric Denmark
1216–1250
Birth Location: Roskilde, East Sjaelland Island, Denmark
ED

Valdemar Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Valdemar Denmark
1170–1241
Birth Place: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
Parents
Valdemar I Knudsen Denmark
1131–1182
Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
Sofiya (Vladimorovna) Denmark
1140–1198
Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Valdemar Denmark's Descendants

1.
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Valdemar (II) Denmark (9 May 1170–28 Mar 1241) m. Helena Guttormsdotter (1170–1214) m. Margarethe (of) Bohemia (1186–24 May 1213) m. Berengia Sanches (14 Dec 1191–27 MAR 1221)
  1. 1. Abel Denmark 1218–1252 m. Mechtild (von) Holstein 1225–1288 m. Margaret (Sambiria Princess of) Eastern-Pomerania 1233–1283
    1. 1. Valdemar (III of) Denmark 1238–1257
    2. 2. Erik (of) Denmark 1240–1272
    3. 3. Sophie Denmark 1240–1284
    4. 4. Abel (of) Denmark 1252–1279
  2. 2. Valdemar (The Young) Denmark 1209–1231
  3. 3. Christoffer Denmark 1219–1259
  4. 4. Niels Denmark 1213–1219
  5. 5. Sophie Denmark 1217–1248
  6. 6. Nicolaas (Denmark) I 1203–
  7. 7. Eric (IV Ploughpenny) Denmark 1216–1250

Valdemar Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1170
9 May 1170
Birth of Valdemar II Denmark in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
1241
28 Mar 1241
Age 71
Death of Valdemar II Denmark in Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark
Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1170
    Event Place: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1241
    Event Place: Vordingborg, Region Sjælland, Denmark
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