Reign | November 12, 1202 - March 28, 1241 (38 years) |
Co-Monarch | Eric IV of Denmark |
Predecessor | Canute VI of Denmark |
Successor | Eric IV |
Full Name | Valdemar Valdemarsen |
House | House of Estridsen |
Birth | May 9, 1170 |
Father | Valdemar I of Denmark (1131-1182) |
Mother | Sophia, Princess of Minsk (1140-1198) |
Brothers |
Canute VI (1163-1202) |
Sisters |
Sophia, Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde (1159-1208) Maria, Princess-Abbess of Roskilde (1165-1188) Margaret, Princess-Sister of Roskilde (1167-1188) Ingeborg, Queen of France (1175-1236) Helena, Duchess of Lüneburg (1177-1233) Richeza, Queen of Sweden (1180-1220) |
Paternal Grandparents |
Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig (1096-1131) Ingeborg, Princess of Kiev (1099-1137) |
Maternal Grandparents |
Volodar, Prince of Minsk (1114-1167) Richeza, Princess of Poland (1116-1156) |
Death |
March 28, 1241 Vordingborg, Denmark (70 years) |
Dagmar, Princess of Bohemia (1186-1212) |
Married 1205 Widowed 1212 (7 years) |
Berengaria, Infanta of Portugal (1191-1221) |
Married 1214 Widowed 1221 (7 years) |
Valdemar, Crown Prince of Denmark (m.1229 Eleanor, Infanta of Portugal) |
Born 1209 Died November 28, 1231 (22 years) |
(m.1239 Jutta, Duchess of Saxony) (2 sons, 4 daughters) |
Born 1216 Died August 9, 1250 (34 years) |
Sophie, Princess of Denmark (m.1230 John I, Margrave of Brandenburg) (5 sons, 1 daughter) |
Born 1217 Died 1247 (30 years) |
(m.1237 Matilda, Duchess of Holstein) (3 sons, 1 daughter) |
Born 1218 Died June 29, 1252 (34 years) |
(m.1248 Margaret Sambiria, Duchess of Pomerania) (3 sons, 2 daughters) |
Born 1219 Died May 29, 1259 (40 years) |