Berengaria (1194–1221)
Berengaria (1194–1221)
Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Berengaria Henriques, Enriques or Enriquez; Berengaria of Portugal; Bengerd of Portugal; (Span.) Berenguela. Pronunciation: Ber-en-GAR-ee-uh. Born in 1194; died on March 27, 1221, in Ringsted, Denmark; daughter of Sancho I, king of Portugal (r. 1185–1211 or 1212), andDouce of Aragon (1160–1198), queen of Portugal; became second wife of Valdemar also known as Waldemar II the Victorious, king of Denmark (r. 1202–1241), in 1213; children:Sophia of Denmark (1217–1248); and three kings of Denmark—Eric IV Ploughpenny (1216–1250), king of Denmark (r. 1241–1250); Abel (r. 1250–1252); and Christopher I (r. 1252–1259). Waldemar II's first wife wasDagmar of Bohemia (d. 1212).
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