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Margaret Sambiria. Margaret Sambiria (in Danish: Margrethe Sambiria, Sambirsdatter or Margrethe Sprænghest; c. 1230 – December 1282) was Queen of Denmark by marriage to King Christopher I, and regent during the minority of her son, King Eric V from 1259 until 1264. She is the first woman confirmed to have formally ruled as regent of Denmark.
Brief Life History of Erik I. When Erik I Ejegod King of Denmark was born in 1055, in Slangerup, Lynge-Frederiksborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, Sweyn II King of Denmark, was 36 and his mother, Queen consort of Sweyn II King of Denmark, was 16. He married Bodil Thurgotsdatter before 1076, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 ...
Jan 7, 2018 · The freedom fighter was assassinated, the rebellion continued, and Eric was eventually dethroned in Sweden in 1439, and in Norway and Denmark right after. Statue of Eric at Darłowo Castle. Eric was forced to flee Copenhagen, and even lead a life of piracy for a couple of years trying to win back his throne.
Son of Sweyn II of Denmark: 1080 – 18 August 1095: Duchy of Schleswig: Ingegerd of Norway c.1070 one child 18 August 1095 aged 44-45: Jarl (earl) of Jutland, since 1086 king of Denmark. Direct rule by Denmark (1095-1115) Canute I Lavard: 12 March 1096 Son of Eric I of Denmark and Boedil Thurgotsdatter: 1115 – 7 January 1131: Duchy of ...
When Erik I "Ejegod" Svendsen King of Denmark was born before 1060, in Slangerup, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, King Svend II Estridsen of Denmark, was 40 and his mother, Queen Gunhild Sveinsdatter of Danmark, was 40. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Boedil Thurgotsdatter.
Brief Life History of Erik I. When Erik I Ejegod King of Denmark was born in 1055, in Slangerup, Lynge-Frederiksborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, King Svend Estridsen II, was 36 and his mother, Concubines of Svend Estridsen, was 16. He married Boedil Thurgotsdatter before 1076, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 ...
The Danish Civil Wars (Danish: Kongekrigene, Norwegian: De danske kongekrige) 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 abdication of Eric III of Denmark, the first monarch in Danish history to have abdicated.
