Sophia of Denmark (1217–1248)

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Sophia of Denmark (1217–1248)

Margravine of Denmark. Name variations: Sophia Valdemarsdottir or Waldemarsdottir. Born in 1217; died on November 3, 1248; daughter of Berengaria (1194–1221) and Valdemar also known as Waldemar II the Victorious, king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1202–1241); married John I, margrave of Brandenburg, in 1231. John I's second wife was Jutta of Saxony .

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