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Helvig of Schleswig (also erroneously Hedwig; 1320–1374) was the queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Valdemar IV. She was the mother of Queen Margaret I of Denmark. Life. Helvig was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig, and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg, and the sister of Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig.
Monday, 25 April 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0. Margaret was born in March 1353, in an era where female rule was practically unthinkable. She was the sixth and youngest child of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Schleswig. She was baptised at Roskilde and by the age of six was already betrothed to the 18-year-old King Haakon VI of Norway.
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Nov 27, 2016 · Explore genealogy for Helvig (Holstein) Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein born abt. 1400 Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia died 1436 Oldenburg, Saxony, Germany including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
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She received notoriety as the Queen Mother, when her son Christian was elected to be King of Denmark in 1448. Her son also inherited and ruled the counties of Schleswig and Holstein upon his uncle, Adolf VIII's death. She was known Helvig of Schaudenburg but some source state “Hedwig.”.
Helvig of Denmark (fl. 1350s) Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Heilwig Ericsdottir; Helvig of Slesvig or Schleswig. Flourished in the 1350s; died around 1374; daughter of Erik, duke of Schleswig, and Adelheid of Holstein ; sister of Valdemar or Waldemar III, duke of Schleswig; married Valdemar IV also known as Waldemar IV Atterdag, king of ...
Hedvig of Holstein (German: Heilwig, Danish: Hedevig; 1398–1436) was a duchess of Schleswig and a countess of Holstein from the family of Schauenburg. She was the mother of King Christian I of Denmark and ancestor of the Danish Royal houses of Oldenburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Helvig of Schauenburg (German: Heilwig von Holstein) (1398–1436)[1] was a duchess of Schleswig and a countess of Holstein from the family of Schauenburg. She was the mother of King Christian I of Denmark and ancestor of the Danish Royal houses of Oldenburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
