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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.
Margaret Sambiria 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.
When Margaret Sambiria was born in 1233, in Pomerania, Prussia, Germany, her father, Sambor II Duke of Pomerania, was 22 and her mother, Matilda of Mecklenburg, was 29. She married Christopher I of Denmark in 1248, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark.
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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.
Sep 29, 2021 · The first wall around Tallinn was ordered to be constructed by Margaret Sambiria in 1265 and for that reason, it gained the name of ‘Margaret Wall’. This wall was less than 5 metres high and about 1.5 metres thick at its base. Since then, it has been enlarged and strengthened.
Margaret Sambiria, in Danish: Margrethe Sambiria or Sambirsdatter, was the of Christopher I of Denmark, and acted as regent for Eric V of Denmark.
The Walls of Tallinn are the medieval defensive walls constructed around the city of Tallinn in Estonia. History. The first wall around Tallinn was ordered to be constructed by Margaret Sambiria in 1265 resulting in its name, the 'Margaret Wall.'
