List of Danish monarchs
House of Estridsen (1047–1375)

List of Danish monarchs

Section Title: House of Estridsen (1047–1375)
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Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death

Sweyn II Estridsson (Svend Estridsen) 1047–1076	-	c. 1019 England son of jarl Ulf Torgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter (daughter of Sweyn I Forkbeard)	(1) Gyda of Sweden c. 1048 (2) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir c. 1050	28 April 1076 Søderup aged 57–58

Harald III the Soft (Harald Hén) 1076–1080	-	c. 1040 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter no issue	17 April 1080 aged 40

Canute IV the Holy (Knud den Hellige) 1080–1086	Sankt Knud.JPG	c. 1042 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Adela of Flanders c. 1080 three children	10 July 1086 St. Alban's Priory aged 43–44

Olaf I Hunger (Oluf Hunger) 1086–1095	-	c. 1050 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Ingegerd of Norway c. 1070 one daughter	18 August 1095 aged 44–45

Eric I Evergood (Erik Ejegod) 1095–1103	-	c. 1050 Slangerup illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Boedil Thurgotsdatter before 1086 one son	10 July 1103 Paphos, Cyprus aged 42–43

Niels 1104–1134	-	c. 1065 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	(1) Margaret Fredkulla c. 1105 two sons (2) Ulvhild Håkansdotter c. 1130 no issue	25 June 1134 Schleswig aged 68–69

Eric II the Memorable (Erik Emune) 1134–1137	-	c. 1090 illegitimate son of Eric I	Malmfred of Kiev c. 1130 no issue	18 July 1137 Urnehoved aged 46–47

Eric III Lamb (Erik Lam) 1137–1146 (abdicated)	-	c. 1120 son of Hakon Sunnivasson and Ragnhild Eriksdatter	Lutgard of Salzwedel c. 1144 no issue	27 August 1146 St. Canute's Abbey aged 25–26

Sweyn III Grathe (Svend Grathe) 1146–1157	-	c. 1125 son of Eric II	Adela of Meissen c. 1152 two children	23 October 1157 Grathe Heath aged 31–32

Canute V (Knud 5.) 1146–1157	-	c. 1129 eldest son of Magnus I of Sweden and Richeza of Poland	Helena of Sweden c. 1156 no issue	9 August 1157 Roskilde aged 27–28

Valdemar I the Great (Valdemar den Store) 1154–1182	-	14 January 1131 only son of Canute Lavard and Ingeborg of Kiev	Sophia of Minsk c. 1157 Viborg Cathedral eight children	12 May 1182 Vordingborg Castle aged 51

Canute VI (Knud 6.) 1182–1202	-	c. 1163 eldest son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk	Gertrude of Bavaria February 1177 Lund Cathedral no issue	12 November 1202 aged 38–39

Valdemar II the Victorious (Valdemar Sejr) 1202–1241	-	9 May/28 June 1170 second son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk	(1) Dagmar of Bohemia c. 1205 Lübeck one son (2) Berengaria of Portugal 18/24 May 1214 four children	28 March 1241 Vordingborg Castle aged 70

Valdemar the Young (Valdemar den Unge) 1215–1231	-	c. 1209 only son of Valdemar II and Dagmar of Bohemia	Eleanor of Portugal 24 June 1229 Ribe Cathedral one child	28 November 1231 Refsnæs aged 21–22

Eric IV Ploughpenny (Erik Plovpenning) 1232–1250	-	c. 1216 eldest son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal	Jutta of Saxony 17 November 1239 six children	9 August 1250 on the Schlei aged 33–34

Abel 1 November 1250 – 1252	-	c. 1218 second son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal	Matilda of Holstein 25 April 1237 Schleswig Cathedral four children	29 June 1252 Eiderstedt aged 33–34

Christopher I (Christoffer 1.) 25 December 1252 – 1259	-	c. 1219 third son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal	Margaret Sambiria c. 1248 five children	29 May 1259 Ribe aged 39–40

Eric V Klipping (Erik Klipping) 1259–1286	-	c. 1249 eldest son of Christopher I and Margaret Sambiria	Agnes of Brandenburg 11 November 1273 Schleswig Cathedral seven children	22 November 1286 Finderup aged 36–37

Eric VI Menved (Erik Menved) 1286–1319	-	c. 1274 eldest son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg	Ingeborg of Sweden June 1296 Kärnan Castle fourteen children	13 November 1319 Roskilde aged 44–45

Christopher II (Christoffer 2.) 25 January 1320 – 1326 (deposed)	Krzysztof2 sorø.JPG	29 September 1276 second son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg	Euphemia of Pomerania c. 1300 six children	2 August 1332 Nykøbing Castle aged 55

Eric (Erik Christoffersen) 1321–1326 (deposed)	-	c. 1307 eldest son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania	Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg 1330 no issue	early 1332 aged c. 25

Valdemar III (Valdemar 3.) 1326–1329 (deposed)	-	c. 1314 only son of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg	Richardis of Schwerin two sons	c. 1364 aged 49–50

Christopher II (Christoffer 2.) 1329–1332 (restored)	Krzysztof2 sorø.JPG	29 September 1276 second son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg	Euphemia of Pomerania c. 1300 six children	2 August 1332 Nykøbing Castle aged 55

Eric (Erik Christoffersen) 1329–1332	-	c. 1307 eldest son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania	Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg 1330 no issue	early 1332 aged c. 25

Interregnum (1332–1340)

Valdemar IV Atterdag (Valdemar Atterdag) 21 June 1340 – 1375	-	c. 1320 third son of Christopher II and Euphemia of Pomerania	Helvig of Schleswig c. 1340 Sønderborg Castle six children	24 October 1375 Gurre Castle aged 54–55

Sentence(s)

Canute V (Knud V ) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157.

final_sentence: Canute V (Knud V ) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157.