The House of Estridsen was a dynasty that provided the

kings of Denmark This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: * The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) ** Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) * The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) ** Union of Denmark ...

from 1047 to 1412. The dynasty is named after its ancestor

Estrid Svendsdatter Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark (also known as ''Estrith'' or ''Astrith''; 990/997 – 1057/1073) was a Danish princess and titular queen, a Russian princess and, possibly, duchess of Normandy by marriage. She was the daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard a ...

. The dynasty is sometimes called the ''Ulfinger'', after Estrid's husband,

Ulf Jarl Ulf Thorgilsson, commonly known as Ulf Jarl or Earl Ulf, was a Danish jarl of Skåne and regent of Denmark. Ulf was the son of Thorgil Sprakling and the father of King Sweyn II of Denmark and thus the progenitor of the House of Estridsen, which ...

. The dynasty also provided three medieval rulers of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

and one of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. Their family coat of arms became the

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and thereby influenced the

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and the

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. The Royal Court of Denmark does not differentiate between different royal houses among the early Danish kings, but uses the term "the descent of

Gorm the Old Gorm the Old (; ; ), also called Gorm the Languid (), was List of Danish monarchs, ruler of Denmark, reigning from to his death or a few years later.Lund, N. (2020), p. 147

" about all the pre-

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monarchs.

Background

The name of the Estridsen dynasty recalls their acquisition of the Danish crown through the marriage of Ulf the Earl to Estrid Svendsdatter of the

House of Knýtlinga The Denmark, Danish House of Knýtlinga (English language, English: "House of Cnut's Descendants") was a ruling royal house in Middle Ages, Middle Age Scandinavia and Kingdom of England, England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave ...

, daughter of

Sweyn Forkbeard Sweyn Forkbeard ( ; ; 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999/1000 until 1014. He was the father of King Ha ...

and sister of

Cnut the Great 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 ...

. Later genealogies (introduced by the Danish historian

Jakob Langebek Jakob Langebek (23 January 1710 - 16 August 1775) was a Danish historian, linguist, lexicographer, and archivist. Langebek, Jacob, 1710-75 ''Danish biographical Lexikon'' Retrieved December 1, 2020 Biography He was born at Skjoldborg Parish in ...

in the 18th century)Jacob Langebek (1774), ''Scriptores Rerum Danicarum Medii Ævi'', vol. 3, pp. 281-282 trace the family from

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leader

Styrbjörn the Strong Styrbjörn the Strong ( ; died ) according to late Norse sagas was a son of the Swedish king Olof Björnsson, and a nephew of Olof's co-ruler and successor Eric the Victorious, who defeated and killed Styrbjörn at the Battle of Fyrisvellir. As ...

, a scion of the Swedish royal family, who in turn is given a descent from legendary King

Sigurd Hring Sigurd Ring (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hringr'', in some sources merely called ''Hringr'') according to legend was a king of the Swedes, being mentioned in many old Scandinavian sagas. According to these sources he was granted rulership over Sweden ...

, regarded as mythical by most modern historians (no actual

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mention such an ancestry). Reliable ancestry traces back no earlier than Ulf's own father, the obscure

Thorgil Sprakling Thorgils Sprakalegg (also called Thorgil, Torkel, Torgils, Thrugils, Sprakling or Sprakalägg) was a Danish nobleman whose children were active in the politics of Denmark and England in the early 11th century and who was grandfather of kings of bot ...

and grandfather Björn (in sources called ''Ursius''), the latter thus alternatively being identified as the above Styrbjörn by Langebek. The dynasty reached its peak with the

Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret I of Denmark, Margaret of Denmark. From 1397 to 1523, it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden (then in ...

, when its members reigned as kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in

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. The dynasty came to end in 1412 with the death of its last member Queen

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. All of the subsequent monarchs of Denmark are

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descendants of the House of Estridsen.

Line of descent

From Thorgil Sprakling to Eric I the Good

Ulf the Earl Ulf Thorgilsson, commonly known as Ulf Jarl or Earl Ulf, was a Danish jarl of Skåne and regent of Denmark. Ulf was the son of Thorgil Sprakling and the father of King Sweyn II of Denmark and thus the progenitor of the House of Estridsen, which w ...

, murdered in 1026, probably

Jarl Jarl was a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages. The institution evolved over time and varied by region. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", specifically one appointed to rule a territory in a king's stea ...

in England from 1017, married

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Sweyn II of Denmark 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 ...

( – 1076), Jarl from 1042, King of Denmark from 1047 ####

Sweyn the Crusader Sweyn the Crusader (); 1050 – 1097 at Philomelium (modern-day Akşehir, Turkey) was a Danish crusader. Biography Sweyn was born in Denmark, a son of King Sweyn II of Denmark, and husband of Florine of Burgundy. He is famous for his partici ...

, murdered in 1097, married Florine (d. 1097), the daughter of

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#### Harald III ( – 1080) ####

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, married

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(d. 1066), a prince of the

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#### Saint

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( – 1086), Jarl of Zealand from 1076, King of Denmark from 1080, married

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( – 1115), daughter of

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##### Blessed

Charles the Good Charles the Good (10842 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1882 through ''cultus'' ''confirmation''. Early life Charles ...

(1083-1127), murdered on 2 March 1127 in

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, Count of Flanders from 1119, married to Margaret, daughter of Renaud II, Count of

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##### Cecilia ( – 1131), married to Erik Jarl in Västergötland ##### Ingerid ( – ?), married

Folke the Fat Folke the Fat (), according to ''Gesta Danorum'' by the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, was the most powerful man in Sweden around 1100. He married Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark, daughter of the Danish king Canute IVThe articl ...

Jarl in Sweden #### Olaf I ( – 1095), Jarl of

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from 1080, King of Denmark from 1086, married

Ingegerd Ingegerd (Old Norse ''Ingigerðr, Ingigærðr'') is a Scandinavian feminine given name, from the theonym ''Ing'' combined with the element ''garðr '' "enclosure, protection". The name Inger is a short form. In Finnish the equivalence of Ingegerd ...

, the daughter of King

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of Norway #### Ingerid, married to King

Olaf III of Norway Olaf III or Olaf Haraldsson (Old Norse: ''Óláfr Haraldsson'', Norwegian: ''Olav Haraldsson''; – 22 September 1093), known as Olaf the Peaceful (Old Norse: ''Óláfr kyrri'', Norwegian: ''Olav Kyrre''), was King of Norway from 1067 until hi ...

#### Eric I the Good (,

Slangerup Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund Municipality, about 30 km north-west of central Copenhagen, in the Capital Region of Denmark. The town of Slangerup The town was established by the Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. King Er ...

, Denmark – 10 July 1103,

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, Cyprus), Jarl of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

from 1080, King of Denmark from 1095 — for his descendants, see

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Svend Tronkræver Svend Tronkræver or Svend Svendsen (died 1104) was a Danish prince, one of the illegitimate sons of king Sweyn II of Denmark. He shared the same name with his brother Sweyn the Crusader and another brother. When his brother Eric Evergood died in ...

(d. 1104) #####

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 ...

( – 4 June 1134) ######

Magnus II of Sweden 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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from 1150, Duke of

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

from 1157 ###### Buris (1130-1167), Duke of Southern Jutland from 1162, married to a daughter of

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Niels Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nikolaos, after Saint ...

, killed 25 June 1134, King of Denmark from 1104, married

Margaret Fredkulla Margaret Fredkulla ( Swedish: ''Margareta Fredkulla''; Danish: ''Margrete Fredkulla''; Norwegian: ''Margrete Fredkolla''; 1080s – 4 November 1130) was a Swedish princess who became successively queen of Norway and Denmark by marriage to king ...

, a daughter of King

Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( 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 picture of his term of ...

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Canute V Canute V Magnussen () ( – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called ''Bloodfeast of Roskilde'' in 1157. Nothing certain is known ...

( – 9 August 1157), Duke of Jutland from 1147, co-ruler of Denmark from 1154, married in 1156 to

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, a daughter of King

Sverker I of Sweden Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish: ''Swærkir konongær gambli''; c. 1100 - 25 December 1156), also known as Sverker I, was King of Sweden from about 1132 until his murder. Of non-royal descent, he founded the House of Sverker, the rulers of which ...

####### Saint

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(d. 18 July 1236 in

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from 1182 to 1208,

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, married Godwin of Wessex; one of their children was King

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## Eilaf (first mentioned 1009), Earl in England

From Eric the Good to Christopher I

# Eric I the Good (,

, Denmark – 10 July 1103,

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from 1080, King of Denmark from 1095 — for his ancestors, see

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## Saint

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(March 12, 1096 – 7 January 1131), King of Southern Jutland from 1115, King of the

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from 1129, married

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, a daughter of

Mstislav I of Kiev Mstislav I Vladimirovich Monomakh (; Christian name: ''Fedor''; February 1076 – 14 April 1132), also known as Mstislav the Great, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1125 until his death in 1132. After his death, the state began to quickly disin ...

### Christina (–1139), married King

Magnus IV of Norway Magnus Sigurdsson ( – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind and Magnus IV, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until ...

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Valdemar the Great Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his s ...

(14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), King of Denmark, married in 1157 to

Sophia of Minsk Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (died 5 May 1198) was a Danish queen consort by marriage to King Valdemar I of Denmark, and a landgravine of Thuringia by marriage to Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Life Origin Sophia was the daughter of ...

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Canute VI Canute VI (; c. 1163 – 12 November 1202) was King of Denmark from 1182 to 1202. Contemporary sources describe Canute as an earnest, strongly religious man. Background Canute VI was the eldest son of King Valdemar I and Sophia of Polots ...

(1163 – 12 November 1202), King of Denmark from 1182, married in 1177 to Gertrude, daughter of

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Valdemar II Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious () and Valdemar the Conqueror, was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Hol ...

(1170 – 28 March 1241), King of Denmark from 1202, married (1) in 1205 to Dagmar, daughter of King

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, and (2) in 1214 to Berengeria, daughter of King

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##### (illegitimate)

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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 ...

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— descendants: the Lords of Skarsholm, died out before 1408 ##### (1m)

( – 28 November 1231), co-ruler of Denmark from 1215, married

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, a daughter of King

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##### (2m) Eric IV ( – 9 August 1250), King of Denmark from 1241, married in 1239 to

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, a daughter of

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###### Sophia (1241–1286), married

Valdemar, King of Sweden Valdemar Birgersson (1239 – 26 December 1302), also Waldemar, was King of Sweden from 1250 to 1275. Biography Valdemar was the son of the Swedish princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter and Birger Jarl, from the House of Bjälbo. When Ingebor ...

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(d. 1287), married King

Magnus VI of Norway Magnus the Lawmender (1 or 3 May 1238 – 9 May 1280), also known as Magnus Haakonsson, was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280. One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code. He was the first ...

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(d. 3 April 1266) #####

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(1218 – 29 June 1252), King of Denmark from 1250, married

Matilda of Holstein Mechtilde of Holstein ( – 1288) was a Danish queen consort, married to King Abel of Denmark and later to Birger Jarl, Regent of Sweden. Life Mechtilde was born around 1218, likely in Schauenburg Castle. She was the daughter of Adolf ...

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(1219 – 29 May 1259), King of Denmark from 1252, married in 1248 to

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, daughter of Duke

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of Pomerelia — for his descendants, see

####

(1175 – 29 July 1236), married in 1193, to King

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks (Latin: ''rex Francorum''), but from 1190 onward, Philip became the firs ...

(d. 14 July 1223) ####

( – 22 November 1233), married in 1202 to Duke

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

of Lüneburg (d. 1213) #### Rikissa (1190–1220), married King

Eric X of Sweden Erik Knutsson (; – 10 April 1216), sometimes known as Eric X, was King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as ''Erik the Survivor'' (), he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Knut Eriksson and his quee ...

(d. 1216) ##

Harald Kesja Harald Kesja (lit. ''Harald the Spear''A ''kesja'' is in fact an unidentified weapon, probably a polearm which may have included some kind of hook in addition to the spear blade. See '' Viking halberd''.) (1080–1135) was the son of Eric I of Den ...

(1080–1135), from 1102 to 1103 regent of Denmark, married Ragnhild Magnusdotter, a daughter of King

Magnus III of Norway Magnus III Olafsson (Old Norse: ''Magnús Óláfsson'', Norwegian: ''Magnus Olavsson''; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: ''Magnús berfœttr'', Norwegian: ''Magnus Berrføtt''), was the King of Norway ...

###

Björn Ironside Björn Ironside ( Swedish: ''Björn Järnsida''; Old Norse: ''Bjǫrn Járnsíða'') according to Norse legends, was a Norse Viking chief and Swedish king. According to the 12th- and 13th-century Scandinavian histories, he was the son of notor ...

(d.1134), married

Katarina Ingesdotter Katarina Ingesdotter () was a Swedish princess who married the Danish prince Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside. Life Katarina was the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Helena, Queen of Sweden, Queen Helena. She was the sister of Christina In ...

, the daughter 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 ...

#### Christina (d. 1170), married King

Eric IX of Sweden Saint Erik ( 1125 - 18 May 1160), also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from 1156 until his death in 1160. The ''Roman Martyrology'' of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May. He was the founder of ...

(d. 18 May 1160), King of Sweden from 1156 ###

Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or differences between General American and Received Pronunciation, British ; ) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ances ...

(d. ), Danish anti-king #### (illegitimate) Harald Skrænk, leader of a peasant rebellion in

Scania Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...

, ## Ragnhild Eriksdatter, married

Hakon Sunnivasson Hakon Sunnivasson (, "from Jutland") () was a Danish nobleman and the father of King Eric III of Denmark. Biography Hakon was the son of a Danish nobleman. His mother, Sunniva, was the daughter of a daughter of Norwegian King Magnus the Good. Ha ...

### Eric III ( – 27 August 1146), King of Denmark from 1137, married in 1155 to Lutgard, the daughter of Count Rudolf I of Stade #### (illegitimate) Magnus Eriksen, imprisoned 1178 ## Eric II ( – 18 July 1137), King of Denmark from 1134, married Malmfred, a daughter of Grand Prince

###

Sweyn III Sweyn III GratheFor the significance of the epithet, see (; – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of ...

( – 23 October 1157), King of Zealand from 1147, King of Denmark from 1152, married

, a daughter of

Conrad, Margrave of Meissen Conrad I ( – 5 February 1157), called the Great (), a member of the House of Wettin, was Margrave of Meissen from 1123 and Margrave of Lusatia from 1136 until his retirement in 1156. Initially a Saxon count, he became the ruler over large Imp ...

#### Luitgard, married Margrave

Berthold I of Istria Berthold III ( – 14 December 1188), a member of the Bavarian House of Andechs, was Margrave of Istria (as Berthold I) from 1173 until his death. He was the son of Count Berthold II of Andechs, ruler over Dießen in Bavaria, Plassenburg in Fr ...

(d. 1188), Count of Andechs, from 1173 Margrave of Istria

Dukes of Schleswig (Abelslægten)

(1218 – 29 June 1252), King of Denmark from 1250, married

(d. 1288) — for his ancestors, see

Valdemar III Valdemar III (1314–1364) was King of Denmark from 1326 to 1329, while he was underage; he was also Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was w ...

(d. 1257), Duke of

Duchy of Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been div ...

, (or, as the Danes call it,

) from 1253 ## Sophie (born 1240, d. aft. 1284), married

Bernhard I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (–1287) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg. He was the second son of Henry I, Count of Anhalt (who was elevated to the rank of prince in 1218), by ...

(ca. 1218–1287);

Christian I of Denmark Christian I ''(Christiern I)'' (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), King of Norway, Norway (1450–1481) and King of Sweden, Sweden (1457 ...

was their great-great-great-great-grandson, the current Queen Margaret II descends from Christian I ## Eric I (d. 27 May 1272), Duke of Schleswig from 1260, married Margaret, a daughter of

Jaromar II, Prince of Rugia Jaromar is a masculine given name. It is the Polabian form of the West Slavic name, Jaromir. It may refer to: People: Jaromar, also Jaromar of Rügen, is the name of several members of Rügen's princely house: * Jaromar I (1141–1218), Prince ...

###

Valdemar IV Valdemar IV Atterdag, Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rul ...

(d. 1312), Duke of Schleswig from 1283, married Elisabeth, a daughter of

John I, Duke of Saxony John I (1249 – 30 July 1285) ruled as duke of Saxony from 1260 until 1282. John was the elder son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen, a daughter of Otto the Child. John and his younger brother Albert II jointly ruled th ...

#### Eric II ( – 12 March 1325), Duke of Schleswig from 1312, married

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

, a daughter of

Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1258–1304) was the first Count of Holstein-Rendsburg. Life He was the son of Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (d. 1290) and Elisabeth of Mecklenburg (d. ). In 1285, he was able to persuade King Eri ...

##### Valdemar V (1314–1364), Duke of Schleswig from 1325 to 1326 and from 1330 to 1364, King of Denmark as Valdemar III from 1326 to 1330, married

Richardis Saint Richardis (), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French ( 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was empress of the Carolingian Empire as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her ...

, a daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin ###### Valdemar ( – 1360) ######

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

( – August 1375), Duke of Schleswig from 1364 ##### Helvig (d. 1374), married King

Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV Atterdag, Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rul ...

(d. 24 October 1375) (see

) ##### (illegitimate) Valdemar Eriksen Sappi (d. 1398) #### (illegitimate) Abel Valdemarsen — descendants: the Rynd family (died out in 1405) ### Margaret (d. after 1313), married Helmold III, Count of Schwerin ### Eric Longbone (1272–1310), Lord of

Langeland Langeland (, ) is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km2 (c. 110 square miles) and, as of 1 January 2018, has a population of 12,446.

, married Sophie, a daughter of Burchard VII, Burgrave of Magdeburg ##

(1252 – 2 April 1279), Lord of Langeland, married Matilda, a daughter of

Gunzelin III, Count of Schwerin Gunzelin III, Count of Schwerin, also known as ''Günzel III of Schwerin'', (d. after 23 October 1274) was Count of Schwerin from 1228 until his death. Life Gunzelin III was the son of Count Henry I and his wife, Audacia. He inherited the Coun ...

From Christopher I to Margaret I

(1219 – 29 May 1259), King of Denmark from 1252, married in 1248 to

, daughter of Duke

of Pomerelia — for his ancestors, see

## Eric V "Klipping" (1249 – November 22, 1286), King of Denmark from 1259, married Agnes, a daughter of

### Eric VI ''Menved'' (1274 – 13 November 1319), King of Denmark from 1286, married

Ingeborg Magnusdotter Ingeborg Magnusdotter (1277 – 5 April or 15 August 1319) was queen consort of Denmark, Queen of Denmark by marriage to King Eric VI. She was the daughter of King Magnus Ladulås of Sweden and Helvig of Holstein. Life Ingeborg was born a daught ...

(1277-1319), a daughter of King

Magnus III of Sweden Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...

### Christopher II (29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332), King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and from 1329 to 1332, married

Euphemia Euphemia (; 'well-spoken f), known as Euphemia the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin martyr, who died for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD. According to tradition, Euphemia was martyred for refusing to offer sacrifices t ...

, a daughter of

Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania Bogislaw IV (c. 125519 or 24 February 1309), of the House of Griffin, was Duke of Pomerania from 1278 until his death in 1309. Bogislaw was the eldest son of Duke Barnim I by his second wife, Margaretha, sometimes said to be a daughter of King E ...

#### Margaret, (1305–1340), married

Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Louis V, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 to 1351 and as Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death. From 1342 he also was co-ruling Coun ...

(d. 18 September 1361) ####

Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-N ...

(1305 – 1331 or 1332), Elected King of Denmark in 1321, married Elisabeth, a daughter of

####

Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants '' Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fr ...

( – after 1341), Duke of

Lolland Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the List of islands of Denmark#List of 100 largest Danish islands, fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sund area, it is part of Re ...

and

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

#### Valdemar IV "Atterdag" ( – 24 October 1375), King of Denmark from 1340, married Helvig, a daughter of

Eric II, Duke of Schleswig Eric II Valdemarsøn (c. 1290 – 12 March 1325) was Duke of Schleswig from 1312 until his death in 1325. He was the only son of Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig. Early life Eric was born c. 1290 as the only legitimate son of Duke Valdemar IV of S ...

(see

) #####

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(d. 11 June 1363), Duke of

from 1359 #####

(1 April 1347 – before 16 June 1370), married

Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg ( 1337 – 24 April 1383) was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1379 until his death. Life Henry was the first son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and his wife Euphemia of Sweden, the sister of King Magnus IV of Sweden ...

(d. 24 April 1383), the grandparents of

Eric of Pomerania Erik of Pomerania ( 1381/1382 – 24 September 1459) ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I of Denmark, Margaret I until her death in 1412. Erik is known as Erik III as King of ...

, King of Norway as Eric III, King of Denmark as Eric VII, and King of Sweden as Eric XIII #####

(March 1353 – 28 October 1412),

Queen regnant A queen regnant (: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a kingdom; as opposed to a queen consort, who is married to a reigning ...

of Denmark from 1375 to 1385 and from 1387 to 1396, Queen regnant of Norway from 1380 to 1385 and from 1387 to 1398, Queen regnant of Sweden from 1389 to 1396, co-founder of the

Union of Kalmar Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Union ...

in 1397, married in 1363 to Haakon Magnusson (d. 1380), King of Norway from 1355 as Haakon VI, King of Sweden from 1362 to 1364 as Håkan (they had one son who belonged to the Swedish dynasty) #### (illegitimate) Erik Christoffersen Løvenbalk, his male line descendants, the Løvenbalk family, died out after June 1598;

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (; ; 6 July 1829 – 14 January 1880) was the German pretender to the throne of second duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, although in reality Prussia to ...

descends from him in the female line and his

granddaughter Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as m ...

married back into the Danish royal family ### Richeza (d. before 27 October 1318), married Lord

Nicholas II of Werle Nicholas II, Lord of Werle (before 1275 – 18 February 1316 in Pustow, near Güstrow) was Lord of Werle-Parchim from 1283 until his death, and from 1292 Lord of Werle. His uncle Henry I of Werle was killed in 1291 by his sons Henry II of Werl ...

(d. 1316);

was their great-great-great-grandson, the current Queen Margaret II descends from Christian I ###

Martha Martha (Aramaic language, Aramaic: מָרְתָא‎) is a Bible, biblical figure described in the Gospels of Gospel of Luke, Luke and Gospel of John, John. Together with her siblings Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is descr ...

(d. 2 March 1341), married in 1298 to

Birger Magnusson Birger Magnusson (1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. His reign was marked by unrest and civil strife; he was imprisoned by his brothers Erik Magnusson (duke), Erik and Valdemar Magnusson, Valdemar following the "Håtuna g ...

(d. 31 May 1321), King of Sweden from 1290 ## Matilda, married

Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel ( – between 19 November and 4 December 1300) was a Margrave of Brandenburg. He was a member of the Brandenburg-Salzwedel branch of the House of Ascania, which existed from 1266 to 1317. He was ...

(d. 1300) ## Margaret ( – 1306), married to John II, Count of Holstein-Kiel (d. 1321)

References

* Detlev Schwennicke: ''Europäische Stammtafeln'', vol II, 1984, table 98 ff

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estridsen, House of Danish noble families Swedish noble families Norwegian noble families Family trees of royalty Medieval history of Denmark Medieval history of Sweden Estridsen

Background

Line of descent

From Thorgil Sprakling to Eric I the Good

From Eric the Good to Christopher I

Dukes of Schleswig (Abelslægten)

From Christopher I to Margaret I

See also

References

External links