Christoffer I and Margrethe Samberia

[norwegianne]

Name: Christoffer I

Birth: 1219

Child of:Valdemar II Sejr, and Berengaria of Portugal

Reign: 1252–59

Marriage: Margrete Sambiria

Children: Erik Klipping, Valdemar, Niels, Mechtild, Margrete

Death: 29. May 1259

Throne passed to: Erik Klipping

Notes:
Worked at getting his older brother, Erik Plovpenning, declared a saint, thus proving his other brother Abel killed him, to prevent his nephew Valdemar, son of Abel, to inherit the throne.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Portrait of King Christoffer
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-of-king-christopher-of-denmark-104149706.html

 

[Blog Real]

Christoffer I's tomb at Ribe Cathedral.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Christoffer_I_sarkofag.JPG

 

[An Ard Ri]

Margaret Sambiria is buried at Doberan Abbey in Mecklenburg and has survived the Reformation and 30 Years War.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...3-06-21-muenster-bad-doberan-by-RalfR-052.jpg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The Danehof ("Danish Court") was the name of the Danish parliament which became an institution during the rule of King Chrisoffer I.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Why did King Christoffer want his brother King Eric IV to be canonized?

 

[Blog Real]

Margrethe Samberia

Margaret Sambiria (c. 1230 – December 1282) was Queen of Denmark by marriage to King Christopher I, and regent during the minority of her son, King Eric V from 1259 until 1264. She is the first woman confirmed to have formally ruled as regent of Denmark. She was the reigning fief-holder of Danish Estonia in 1266–1282.

Margaret Sambiria - Wikipedia

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