Paternal Family Tree: Estridsen
Before 1159 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 27] and [his mother] Sophia of Minsk [aged 18] were married.
On 9th May 1170 King Valdemar II of Denmark was born to Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 39] and Sophia of Minsk [aged 30].
On 12th May 1182 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 51] died. His son [his brother] Canute [aged 19] succeeded VI King of Denmark.
On 5th May 1198 [his mother] Sophia of Minsk [aged 58] died.
On 12th November 1202 Canute VI King of Denmark [aged 39] died. In 1202 His brother Valdemar [aged 32] succeeded I King of Denmark.
In 1205 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 34] and Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 19] were married. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.
Around 1209 [his son] Valdemar the Young King of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 38] and [his wife] Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 23]. He married 24th June 1229 Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark, daughter of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal.
On 24th May 1212 [his wife] Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 26] died.
In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.
In 1215 Henry I King Castile [aged 10] and [his sister-in-law] Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1216 [his son] King Eric IV of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 45] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18]. He married 17th November 1239 Jutta of Saxony and had issue.
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In 1218 [his son] King Abel of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 47] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 20].
In 1219 [his son] King Christopher I of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 48] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
On 27th March 1221 [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23] died.
On 24th June 1229 Valdemar the Young King of Denmark [aged 20] and Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 59] and Dagmar of Bohemia.
On 28th November 1231 [his son] Valdemar the Young King of Denmark [aged 22] died in a hunting accident at Refsnæs, near Kalundborg.
On 17th November 1239 King Eric IV of Denmark [aged 23] and Jutta of Saxony [aged 16] were married. He the son of King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 69] and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark.
On 28th March 1241 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 70] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric I King of Denmark
Grandfather: Canute Lavard
mother: Sophia of Minsk