When Abel died in 1252, he was succeeded by his brother rather than her son Valdemar, who was imprisoned at Cologne at the time, and she was forced to leave Denmark and enter a convent.
Ketika Abel meninggal pada tahun 1252, ia digantikan oleh saudaranya dan bukan putranya Valdemar, yang dipenjara di Köln pada waktu itu, dan dia terpaksa meninggalkan Denmark dan memasuki sebuah biara.