Paternal Family Tree: King Valdemar II of Denmark
Before 1159 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 27] and [his mother] Sophia of Minsk [aged 18] were married.
On 9th May 1170 King Valdemar II of Denmark was born to Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 39] and Sophia of Minsk [aged 30].
On 12th May 1182 [his father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 51] died. His succeeded son [his brother] Canute [aged 19] succeeded VI King of Denmark.
On 5th May 1198 [his mother] Sophia of Minsk [aged 58] died.
On 12th November 1202 Canute VI King of Denmark [aged 39] died. In 1202 His succeeded brother Valdemar [aged 32] succeeded I King of Denmark.
In 1205 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 34] and Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 19] were married. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.
Around 1209 [his son] Valdemar the Young King of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 38] and [his wife] Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 23]. He married 24th June 1229 Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark, daughter of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal.
On 24th May 1212 [his wife] Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 26] died.
In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.
In 1215 Henry I King Castile [aged 10] and [his sister-in-law] Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1216 [his son] King Eric IV of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 45] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18]. He married 17th November 1239 Jutta of Saxony and had issue.
In 1218 [his son] King Abel of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 47] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 20].
In 1219 [his son] King Christopher I of Denmark was born to King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 48] and [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
On 27th March 1221 [his wife] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23] died.
On 24th June 1229 Valdemar the Young King of Denmark [aged 20] and Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 59] and Dagmar of Bohemia.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 28th November 1231 [his son] Valdemar the Young King of Denmark [aged 22] died in a hunting accident at Refsnæs, near Kalundborg.
On 17th November 1239 King Eric IV of Denmark [aged 23] and Jutta of Saxony [aged 16] were married. He the son of King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 69] and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark.
On 28th March 1241 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 70] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric I King of Denmark
GrandFather: Canute Lavard
Mother: Sophia of Minsk