Abel, King of Denmark
Monarch
1218 – 1252
Who was Abel, King of Denmark?
Abel of Denmark was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengária of Portugal, and brother to Eric IV and Christopher I.
As Duke of Schleswig, Abel came into conflict with his brother, King Eric IV, whose murder in 1250 he was suspected of orchestrating. Upon taking an oath to clear himself of the allegations, he was elected king. After a short reign, he was killed during a military expedition in Frisia.
Abel's reign was the shortest of any Danish monarch since the 9th century. He founded a line of Dukes of Schleswig - the "Abel family" - which ruled the Duchy of Schleswig until 1375.
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- Born
- 1218
- Parents
- Spouses
- Matilda of Holstein
(1237/04/25 - 1252)
- Matilda of Holstein
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- Jun 29, 1252
Eiderstedt - Resting place
- Schleswig Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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