Sophie of Russia (c. 1140–1198)
Sophie of Russia (c. 1140–1198)
Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Sophie of Polotzk. Born around 1140; died on May 5, 1198; daughter of Vladimir, prince of Novgorod, and Richizza of Poland (1116–1185); married Valdemaralso known as Waldemar I the Great (1131–1182), king of Denmark (r. 1157–1182), in 1157; children: Canute VI (1163–1202), king of Denmark (r. 1182–1202); Waldemar II the Victorious (b. 1170), king of Denmark (r. 1202–1241); Sophie (d. 1208, who married Siegfried III, count of Orlamunde, in 1181); Richizza of Denmark (d. 1220); Margaret (a nun at Roskilde); Marie (a nun at Roskilde); Helen of Denmark (d. 1233); Ingeborg (c. 1176–1237/38, who married Philip II Augustus, king of France); and another daughter who married Philip of Swabia, king of the Romans.
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