House
House of Estridsen
Dynasty that ruled Denmark from 1047 to 1412
- Also called Estridsen
Overview
dynasty that ruled Denmark from 1047 to 1412Wikidata record description. Read House of Estridsen in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
5 children in the house
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Harald III of Denmark 1041 CE – 1080 CE -
Canute IV of Denmark 1043 CE – 1086 CE -
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Olaf I of Denmark c. 1050 CE – 1095 CE -
Eric I of Denmark c. 1056 CE – 1103 CE 3 children in the house
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Niels 1065 CE – 1134 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Sweyn II of Denmark1020 CE – 28 April 1076 CE · King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076 - Harald III of Denmark1041 CE – 17 April 1080 CE · Child of Sweyn II of Denmark
- Canute IV of Denmark1043 CE – 10 July 1086 CE · Child of Sweyn II of Denmark
- Olaf I of Denmarkc. 1050 CE – 18 August 1095 CE · Child of Sweyn II of Denmark
- Eric I of Denmarkc. 1056 CE – 10 July 1103 CE · Child of Sweyn II of Denmark
- Niels1065 CE – 25 June 1134 CE · Child of Sweyn II of Denmark
- Harald Kesja1080 CE – 1135 CE · Child of Eric I of Denmark
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Eric II of Denmark1090 CE – 18 September 1137 CE · Child of Eric I of Denmark -
Canute Lavard12 March 1096 CE – 7 January 1131 CE · Child of Eric I of Denmark -
Eric III of Denmark1100 CE – 20 November 1146 CE · Danish king - Christina of Denmark1118 CE – 1139 CE · Child of Canute Lavard
- Christina of Denmark1120 CE – 1170 CE · Queen of Sweden (1156–1160)
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Sweyn III of Denmark1125 CE – 23 October 1157 CE · Child of Eric II of Denmark -
Valdemar I of Denmark14 January 1131 CE – 12 May 1182 CE · Child of Canute Lavard -
Canute VI of Denmark1163 CE – 12 November 1202 CE · Child of Valdemar I of Denmark -
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Valdemar II of Denmark1170 CE – 28 March 1241 CE · Child of Valdemar I of Denmark -
Valdemar the Young1209 CE – 28 November 1231 CE · Child of Valdemar II of Denmark -
Eric IV of Denmark1216 CE – 10 August 1250 CE · Child of Valdemar II of Denmark
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Abel of Denmark1218 CE – 29 June 1252 CE · Child of Valdemar II of Denmark -
Christopher I of Denmark1219 CE – 29 May 1259 CE · Child of Valdemar II of Denmark -
Sophia of Denmark1241 CE – 1286 CE · Child of Eric IV of Denmark - Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway1244 CE – 1287 CE · Child of Eric IV of Denmark
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Eric V of Denmark1249 CE – 22 November 1286 CE · Child of Christopher I of Denmark -
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Eric VI of Denmark1274 CE – 13 November 1319 CE · Child of Eric V of Denmark -
Christopher II of Denmark29 September 1276 CE – 2 August 1332 CE · Child of Eric V of Denmark -
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Martha of Denmark1282 CE – 3 October 1341 CE · Child of Eric V of Denmark -
Valdemar IV of Denmark1320 CE – 24 October 1375 CE · Child of Christopher II of Denmark
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Monarch of Denmark
- 21 holders
- 1 overlap
- 3 gaps
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1047 CE – 28 April 1076 CE Sweyn II of Denmark King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076 -
1076 CE – 17 April 1080 CE Harald III of Denmark 11th-century King of Denmark -
1080 CE – 1086 CE Canute IV of Denmark King of Denmark from 1080 to 1086 -
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10 July 1086 CE – 18 August 1095 CE Olaf I of Denmark King of Denmark -
1095 CE – 1103 CE Eric I of Denmark Danish monarch -
1104 CE – 1134 CE Niels King of Denmark -
1134 CE – 1137 CE Eric II of Denmark Danish monarch -
1137 CE – 1146 CE Eric III of Denmark Danish king -
1146 CE – 1154 CE Sweyn III of Denmark King of Denmark -
1154 CE – 1182 CE Valdemar I of Denmark King of Denmark -
1182 CE – 1202 CE Canute VI of Denmark King of Denmark -
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1202 CE – 1241 CE Valdemar II of Denmark King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241 -
Overlap held at the same time as Valdemar II of Denmark
1215 CE – 1231 CE Valdemar the Young Co-king of Denmark (1209-1231) -
Gap about 10 years before the next in this house
1241 CE – 1250 CE Eric IV of Denmark King of Denmark (1216-1250) -
1 November 1250 CE – 29 June 1252 CE Abel of Denmark King of Denmark -
1252 CE – 1259 CE Christopher I of Denmark King of Denmark
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1259 CE – 1286 CE Eric V of Denmark King of Denmark -
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1286 CE – 1319 CE Eric VI of Denmark King of Denmark -
1320 CE – 1326 CE Christopher II of Denmark King of Denmark -
Gap about 3 years before the next in this house
1329 CE – 1332 CE Christopher II of Denmark King of Denmark -
Gap about 8 years before the next in this house
24 June 1340 CE – 24 October 1375 CE Valdemar IV of Denmark King of Denmark
Duke of Schleswig
- 2 holders
- 1 gap
- 1183 CE – 1216 CE Valdemar II of Denmark King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241
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Gap about 16 years before the next in this house
1232 CE – 1252 CE Abel of Denmark King of Denmark
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
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Transmission 1
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