Denmark 3

Denmark 3 King Waldemar I "the Great" of Denmark (1157-82), *1131, +1182; m.1157 Sophia of Minsk (*1141 +5.5.1198); They had issue:

A1. King Knut VI of Denmark (1182-1202), *1163, +12.11.1202; m.1177 Gertrud (+1197) dau.of Duke Heinrich "the Lion" of Saxony
A2. Waldemar II "the Conqueror", King of Denmark (1202-41), *9.5.1170, +28.3.1241; 1m: 1205 Dagmar=Margareta of Bohemia (+24.5.1212); 2m: 1214 Berengaria of Portugal (+1221)
- B1. King Waldemar III of Denmark (1215-31), *1209, +1231; m.1229 Eleonora of Portugal (+1231)
- B2. Erik IV "Plovpenning", King of Denmark (1241-50), *1216, +murdered 10.8.1250; m.1239 Jutta of Saxony
  - C1. Christoffer, +ca 1250
  - C2. Knut, +ca 1250
  - C3. Sophie, *1235, +1286; m.1260 King Waldemar I of Sweden (+1302)
  - C4. Ingeborg, *1244, +1287; m.1261 King Magnus VI of Norway (*1238 +1280)
  - C5. Jutta, Abbess of St.Agneta in Roskilde, *1246, +1284
  - C6. Agnes, Abbess of St.Agneta in Roskilde, *1249, +1288/95
- B3. King Abel of Denmark (1250-52), +k.a.29.1.1252; m.1237 Mechtild von Holstein (+1288)
  - C1. Waldemar III, Duke of South Jutland, *1238, +1257
  - C2. Erich I, Duke of Schleswig (South Jutland), +1272; m.1259/60 Margareta (+1272) dau.of Pr Jaromar II of Rügen
    - D1. [1m.] Duke Waldemar IV of Schleswig, +1312; 1m: 1287 Elisabeth (+ca 1306) dau.of Duke Johann I of Saxe-Lauenburg; 2m: 1306 Anastasia von Schwerin
      - E1. Duke Erich II of Schleswig, +1325; m.1313 Adelheid von Holstein (+1349/50)
        F1. Duke Waldemar V of Schleswig, anti-King of Denmark (1326-29), *1315, +1364; m.Richardis von Schwerin (+1384)
        G1. Duke Heinrich of Schleswig, +1375; m.1370 Kunigunde N (+1385)
        G2. Waldemar, +ca 1364
        
        F2. Heilwig, +1374; m.shortly before 4.6.1340 King Waldemar IV of Denmark (+1375)
      - E2. [illegitimate] Abel Waldemarsen; m.Cecilie N
        F1. Erik Abelsen, +ca 1381; m.Katharina Eriksdatter
        G1. Waldemar Eriksen
        G2. Abel Eriksen
        G3. Peter Eriksen, of Solvig; m.Sophie Henriksdatter
        H1. Anne Pedersdatter; m.Mads Goertz
        
        F2. Waldemar Sappi
        G1. a daughter; m.Jon Pedersen
    - D2. Erik Eriksen "Long-bone", Pr of Langeland, *1272, +1310; m.1295 Sophie (+1325) dau.of Ct Burchard VIII von Rosenberg, Burggrave of Magdeburg
    - D3. Margareta, +after 14.8.1313; m.before 1287 Ct Helmold III von Schwerin (+after 1297)
  - C3. Abel, *1252, +1279; m.Mechtild von Schwerin
    - D1. Margareta, a nun in Zarrentin, +1281
  - C4. Sophie, *1240, +after 1284; m.1258 Bernhard I, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg (+1286/7)
- B4. King Christopher I of Denmark (1252-59), *1219, +29.5.1259; m.1248 Margareta=Swinislawa (+1282) dau.of Duke Sambor III of Pomerelia
  - C1. King Erik V "Klipping" of Denmark (1259-86), *1249, +murdered 22.11.1286; m.1273 Agnes of Brandenburg (*1257 +1304)
    - D1. King Erik VI "Menved" of Denmark (1286-1319), *1274, +13.11.1319; m.1296 Ingeborg of Sweden (+1319)
      - E1. Waldemar, +1302
      - E2. Erik, +young
      - E3. Magnus, +young
      - E4. a son, *and +1318
    - D2. King Christopher II of Denmark (1320-26)+(1329-32), *29.9.1276, +2.8.1332; m.before 1307 Euphemia of Pomerania (*1285 +26.7.1330)
      - E1. Erik, *1307, +1332; m.1329 (div 1331) Elisabeth von Holstein (+before 1340)
      - E2. Otto, Duke of Lolland and Estonia
      - E3. King Waldemar IV Atterdag of Denmark (1340-75), *1320, +24.10.1375; m.shortly before 4.6.1340 Heilwig of Schleswig (+1374)
        F1. Christopher, Duke of Lolland, *1341, +1363
        F2. Waldemar, *1350, +young
        F3. Margareta, *1345, +1350
        F4. Ingeborg, *1.4.1347, +before 16.6.1370; m.1362 Duke Heinrich III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (+24.4.1383)
        F5. Katharina, *1349, +young
        F6. Margareta, Queen of Denmark (1387-1412), Norway (1388-) and Sweden (1389-), *1353, +28.10.1412; m.1363 King Hakon VI of Norway and Sweden (*1340 +1380)
      - E4. Margareta, *1305, +1340; m.1324 Duke Ludwig V of Bavaria, Mgve of Brandenburg (+1361)
      - E5. Agnes, +1312
      - E6. Heilwig
      - E7. [illegitimate] Regitze Christoffersdatter; m.Peter Stigsen of Krapperup
      - E8. [illegitimate] Erik Christoffersen; he left descendants extinct in the male line in the 16th century.
    - D3. Waldemar, +1304
    - D4. Richiza, +ca 1308; m.1291/1301 Pr Nikolas II von Werle (+1316)
    - D5. Margareta, +1341; m.1298 King Birger of Sweden (*1280 +1321)
    - D6. Katharina, *and +1283
    - D7. Elisabeth, *and +1283
  - C2. Waldemar, +1259
  - C3. Niels, +young
  - C4. Mechtild, +1299/1300; m.ca 1269 Mgve Albrecht III of Brandenburg (+1300)
  - C5. Margareta, +1306; m.ca 1276 Gf Johann II von Holstein (+1321)
- B5. Sophie, *1217, +1247; m.ca 1236 Mgve Johann I of Brandenburg (+1266)
- B6. [illegitimate] Ct Niels I of Halland, +1218/9; m.1217/8 Oda von Schwerin
  - C1. Ct Niels II of Halland, *1218, +1251; m.Caecilie Johansdotter
    - D1. Niels, +1271
    - D2. Anders
    - D3. Ct Jakob of Halland, +1308
      - E1. Ct Niels III of Halland, +murdered 1314
      - E2. Ct Waldemar of Halland, +murdered 1314
      - E3. Euphemia; m.Henning I von Putbus (+1351/2)
    - D4. Caecilie; m.Tyge Thorstensen
- B7. [illegitimate by Helene Guttormsdotter] Knut, Duke of Estonia, Blekinge and Lolland, +1260; m.a dau.of Duke Swantepolk of Pomerelia
  - C1. Erik, Duke of South Jutland, +1304; m.Elisabeth N
    - D1. Barnum Eriksen of Skarsholm, +1328/9; m.a dau.of Peter Trygesen
      - E1. Erik Barnumsen of Skarsholm, +ca 1369; m.Gertrud, dau.of Peter Grubbe
        F1. Knut Eriksen
        F2. Barnum Eriksen of Skarsholm, +ca 1401; m.before 1378 Edel Jakobsdotter
        G1. Johanna Barnumsdotter, heiress of Skarsholm, +ca 1408; m.Hans I von Putbus
        
        F3. Erik Eriksen, +ca 1402
        F4. Ingerd Eriksdotter
        F5. Christina Eriksdotter; 1m: Torbern Pederssen; 2m: Gevert Bydelbak
  - C2. Swantepolk Knutsen, *1230, +1310; m.before 1253 Benedikta Sunadotter (+after 1261)
    - D1. Knut Swantepolksen
    - D2. Ingeborg, +ca 1341; 1m: Johann Filipsson (+murdered 1280); 2m: Tune Amundsson
    - D3. Katharina, Abess of Vreta, +1329
    - D4. Ingrid, +after 1350; m.Folke Algotsson
    - D5. Ingegard; 1m: Brynjolf Bengtsson; 2m: Matts Tornasson
- B8. [illegitimate] a daughter
A3. Sophie, *1159, +1208; m.Lübeck 1181 Ct Siegfried III von Orlamünde (+1206)
A4. Margareta, a nun at Roskilde
A5. Maria, a nun at Roskilde
A6. Ingeborg, *1175, +Corbeil 1236, bur St.Jean-sur-l'Isle; m.14.8.1193 (repudiated 1193) King Philippe II Auguste of France (*22.8.1165 +14.7.1223)
A7. Helene, +1123; m.Duke Wilhelm of Saxe-Lauenburg (+1213)
A8. Rikissa, +1220; m.1210 King Erik X of Sweden (+1216)
A9. [illegitimate] Duke Christoffer of South Jutland, *1150, +1173

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