Buris Henriksen (ca. 1130-1167) was a Duke of Southern Jutland from 1162 to 1167. He was the son of

Henrik Skadelår Henrik Svendsen (; unknown - 4 June 1134), better known as Henrik Skadelår or Henrik the Lame, was a Danish prince and pretender through his father, Svend Tronkræver, an illegitimate son of King Sweyn II. He died in the Battle of Fotevik befo ...

and a descendant of king

Sweyn Estridsen Sweyn II ( – 28 April 1076), also known as Sweyn Estridsson (, ) and Sweyn Ulfsson, was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through hi ...

. His mother was

Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter (Old Norse: ''Ingiríðr Rögnvaldsdóttir'') (1100/1110 – after 1161 AD) was born a member of the Swedish royal family, became a member of Danish royalty by marriage and later was Queen consort of Norway as the spouse o ...

the granddaughter of king

Inge I of Sweden Inge the Elder (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow a full pictur ...

. Two of his brothers became kings;

Inge Krokrygg Inge Haraldsson (; 1135 – 3 February 1161) was king of Norway (being Inge I) from 1136 to 1161. Inge’s reign fell within the start of the period known in Norwegian history as the civil war era in Norway, civil war era, and he was never the so ...

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(1136-1161) and

Magnus Henriksson Magnus Henriksson (; c. 1130 – 1161), also known as Magnus II, was a Danish lord and King of Sweden between 1160 and 1161. He is often seen by posterity as a usurper. Background The mother of Magnus was Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter, a granddaugh ...

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(1160-1161). In 1167 he was imprisoned in

Søborg Castle Søborg Castle (, ) is a ruined castle south of Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark. It was one of the strongest castles in Denmark and was also used as a prison. It was inhabited until the Count's Feud in 1535, when it is speculated that it was ...

by king Valdemar the Great, accused of conspiring to overthrow the king. During the

Danish Civil War The Danish Civil Wars (, ) were a series of civil wars fought in the Kingdom of Denmark, first from 1131 to 1134 over the murder of Canute Lavard, then from 1139 to 1143, and finally a war of succession fought from 1146 to 1157, after the abdicat ...

Buris joined his brother

Canute Cnut ( ; ; – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rul ...

in supporting Canute V. After the Bloodfeast of Roskilde they changed sides to support Valdemar the Great. Valdemar was cautioned by his advisors that he needed to get rid of all the potential claimant to the throne, in order to secure his own position. But Valdemar chose to keep them close to the court instead, and often gave them titles and powerful positions. Buris' brother was made Duke of Southern Jutland, and Buris himself is known to have witnessed charters with the honorific: "the king's kinsman". After Canute died in 1162 Buris inherited his lands and title. Also in 1162 Buris accompanied Valdemar to the imperial court of

Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (; ), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 115 ...

at Dole.

Saxo Grammaticus Saxo Grammaticus (), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark. He is the author ...

claimed that Valdemar brought him in order to avoid any intrigues when he was away. The ruins of Tvis Monastery, founded 1163 by Buris Henriksen King Valdemar had his men swear allegiance to his son,

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, in an attempt to secure the throne for his own descendants. Buris initially refused to acknowledge the child's new position as heir apparent, but acceded after Valdemar accepted his demands of territorial expansion of his duchy. However, soon after Valdemar had Buris captured, accused of conspiring against the king. Saxo tells the story that Buris was accused of conspiring with his brother Orm Ivarsson and the Norwegian Earl

Erling Skakke Erling Ormsson (1115 – 18 June 1179), known as Erling Skakke, was a Norwegian Jarl during the 12th century. He was the father of Magnus Erlingsson, who reigned as King of Norway from 1161 to 1184. Biography Erling Ormsson was born at Etne in ...

to overthrow Valdemar. The Norwegians arrived with a fleet, but were halted by the forces of

Absalon Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of De ...

and forced to return to Norway. Valdemar then cited this as proof that Buris was guilty and locked him up in

. It is not known what happened to Buris after this. Some sources claim he was castrated and blinded, and it is assumed that he did not survive long in captivity. He was married to an unnamed daughter of

Herman II, Count of Winzenburg Herman II, Count of Winzenburg (died 29 January 1152) was a son of Herman I, Count of Winzenburg and his second wife, Hedwig. She was either Hedwig of Assel-Woltingerode or Hedwig of Carniola-Istria. Herman II succeeded his father as Count of ...

and

Lutgard of Salzwedel Lutgard of Salzwedel or ''Liutgard/Luitgard of Stade'', (b. , murdered 1152) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric III. Life Lutgard was born to Richardis, Countess of Sponheim-Lavanttal, and Count Rudolf I of Stade and Ditmarsh (d. ...

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