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Gravestone for Queen Sophia in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted. 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.
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.
Aug 10, 2023 · Sophia is described as beautiful, dominant and cruel. According to legend, [which?] she murdered Valdemar's mistress Tove and injured his sister Kirsten, but this is not confirmed. She was widowed in 1182.
- Minsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Valdemar The Great, King of Denmark
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Sofia var datter af den polske Rikissa (dronning af Sverige og tidligere kortvarigt dronning af Danmark) og en russisk fyrste. Hun var gennem sit ægteskab med Valdemar den Store dronning af Danmark. De blev gift i 1157, men var allerede blevet trolovet 1154. Hun ligger begravet i Sankt Bendts Kirke i Ringsted.
Sophia was the half-sister of Canute V of Denmark. After her mother's marriage to the Swedish king, she followed her to Sweden and was raised at the Swedish court. She was betrothed to Valdemar in 1154 as a form of alliance between Denmark and Sweden.
Europäische Stammtafeln, Band II, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 92 cited by http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00029924&tree=LEONachkommen Gorms des Alten, 1978 , Brenner, S. Otto. 98 cited by http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00029924&tree=LEO- Female
Nov 3, 2021 · Sophia was the daughter of Prince Volodar of Minsk and the king’s daughter Richiza. In her previous marriage with the Danish king Magnus, Richiza had a son, Knud, of whom Sophia was a half-sister. Sophia’s engagement to Valdemar was meant to seal an alliance between Knud and Valdemar.
Sophia Wolodarnowna von Minsk [1] Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (ca. 1140 – d.1198), was a Danish mediaeval queen consort as the spouse of King Valdemar I of Denmark, and later a landgravine of Thuringia.
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The role of Sophia of Minsk, Queen of Denmark, was analysed using descriptive, comparative and interpretive historical methods. The combination of sources (the Old Russian, Danish, and British Chronicles, as well as German and Byzantine chronicles) has made this study original and representative.
