Valdemar I the Great of Denmark Knutsson, King of Denmark^[1]

1131 - 1182  (51 years)

• Name	Valdemar I the Great of Denmark Knutsson
  Suffix	King of Denmark
  Birth	14 Jan 1131
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1157
  Death	12 May 1182
  Notes	Snorri Sturlasson does not show Helen. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal05394
  Person ID	I8338	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	Knut Lavard Eriksson, Duke of South Jutland   d. 7 Jan 1131
  Mother	Ingeborg of Novgorod   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1118
  Family ID	F2490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
  Children	1. Christof Valdemarsson, Duke of Schleswig   d. 11 Apr 1173
  Family ID	F5283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Sophie of Polotzk,   b. Abt 1140   d. 5 May 1198 (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	1157
  Children	1. Knud IV of Denmark Valdemarsson, King of Denmark,   b. 1163   d. 12 Nov 1202 (Age 39 years)   2. Valdemar II the victorious Valdemarsson, King of Denmark,   b. 9 May 1170   d. 28 Mar 1241 (Age 70 years)   3. Helen of Denmark Valdemarsdottir, Duchess of Luneburg   d. 22 Nov 1233, Lüneburg   4. Rikisa of Denmark Valdimarsdottir   d. 8 May 1220   5. Sophie Valdemarsdottir   d. 1208   6. Margaret Valdemarsdottir, Nun in Roskilde   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Marie Valdemarsdottir, Nun at Roskilde   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ingeborg Valdemarsdottir,   b. Abt 1175   d. 29 Jul 1236 (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F3414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).