Berengaria of Portugal Queen of Denmark

• Preferred Name: Berengaria of Portugal Queen of Denmark^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Religion: Roman Catholicism
  
• Royal House: with note: Description: Burgundy
  
• Residence: in Ringsted, Ringsted Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark at LATI: N5.4417 LONG: E1.7957 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Birth: 1198
  
• TITLES:: in Portuguese: with note: Description: Berengária Sanches, rainha-consorte da Dimamarca.
  
• TITLES:: in German: with note: Description: Berenguela Valdemarson, König von Dänemark, rainha-consorte da Dinamarca
  
• Burial: 1221 in St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted, Denmark at LATI: N5.4472 LONG: E1.8172 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• FSID: KNH8-KHL
  
• Death: 27 MAR 1221 in Ringsted, Region Zealand, Denmark at LATI: N5.4162 LONG: E1.8685
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Queen consort of DenmarkBET 1214 AND 1221
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Berengaria of Portugal (Portuguese: Berengária, Danish: Bengjerd; c. 1198 – 27 March 1221) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and Queen of Denmark, by marriage to King Valdemar II. She was the fifth daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. She was the mother of Danish kings Eric IV, Abel and Christopher I.
  
  Berengaria was the tenth of eleven children born to her parents. By the age of fourteen in 1212, Berengaria was an orphan; her father died in 1212, while her mother had died in 1198. In various annals and ballads she is called Bringenilæ, Bengerd, Bengjerd and related forms.
  
  Berengaria was introduced to King Valdemar through his sister, Ingeborg, the wife of King Philip II of France, another of her cousins; she was by that time at the French court, having left Portugal with her brother Ferrante in 1212.
  
  Old folk ballads say that on her deathbed, Dagmar of Bohemia, Valdemar's first wife, begged the king to marry Kirsten, the daughter of Karl von Rise and not the "beautiful flower" Berengaria. In other words, she predicted Berengaria's sons' fight over the throne would bring trouble to Denmark, although this is merely legend and there is no historical proof of this.
  
  Valdemar's first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia, had been immensely popular, blonde and with Nordic looks. Queen Berengaria was the opposite, described as a dark-eyed, raven-haired beauty.
  
  The Danes made up folk songs about Berengaria and blamed her for the high taxes Valdemar levied, although the taxes went to his war efforts, not just to his wife. The great popularity of the former queen made it difficult for the new queen to gain popularity in Denmark. She is noted to have made donations to churches and convents. Berengaria was the first Danish queen known to have worn a crown, which is mentioned in the inventory of her possessions (1225).
  
  In 1221 Berengaria, after giving birth to three future kings, died in childbirth. Queen Berengaria is buried in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark, on one side of Valdemar II, with Queen Dagmar buried on the other side of the King.
  
  King Valdemar's two wives play a prominent role in Danish ballads and myths – Queen Dagmar as the soft, pious and popular ideal wife and Queen Berengaria (Bengjerd) as the beautiful and haughty woman.
  
  When Berengaria's grave was opened in 1885, they found her thick plait of hair, her finely formed skull and finely built body bones, proving the legends about her reported beauty. A portrait drawing was made to show how she might have looked.
  
  Issue:
  Eric IV of Denmark (1216–1250), King of the Danes (1241–1250)
  Sophie (1217–1247), married John I, Margrave of Brandenburg
  Abel of Denmark (1218–1252), King of the Danes (1250–1252)
  Christopher I of Denmark (1219–1259), King of the Danes (1252–1259)
  
  === W Betham: Genealogical Tables Tab. 375 ===
  W Betham: Genealogical Tables Tab. 375
  
  === Dronning af Danmark fra 1214 til sin død 1221. Gift 1214 ===
  Begravet i sct Bendts kirke i Ringsted

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1. Abel of Denmark, b. 25 APR 1218 in Roskilde, Sjælland, Denmark     d. 29 JUN 1252 in Eiderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

1. Title: en.Wikipedia Berengaria of Portugal
   Author: Berengaria of Portugal Queen consort of Denmark Tenure 1214–1221 Born c. 1198 Died 27 March 1221 (aged 22–23) Ringsted, Denmark Burial St. Bendt's Church Spouse Valdemar II of Denmark Issue Eric IV of Denmark Sophia, Margravine of Brandenburg Abel of Denmark Christopher I of Denmark House Portuguese House of Burgundy Father Sancho I of Portugal Mother Dulce of Aragon Religion Roman Catholicism
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Portugal;
   Note: Berengaria of Portugal (Portuguese: Berengária, Danish: Bengjerd; c. 1198 – 27 March 1221) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and Queen of Denmark, by marriage to King Valdemar II.[1] She was the fifth daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.[2] She was the mother of Danish kings Eric IV, Abel and Christopher I.[3] Life: Berengaria was the tenth of eleven children born to her parents. By the age of fourteen in 1212, Berengaria was an orphan; her father died in 1212, while her mother had died in 1198. In various annals and ballads she is called Bringenilæ, Bengerd, Bengjerd and related forms. Marriage: Berengaria was introduced to King Valdemar through his sister, Ingeborg, the wife of King Philip II of France, another of her cousins; she was by that time at the French court, having left Portugal with her brother Ferrante in 1212. Old folk ballads say that on her deathbed, Dagmar of Bohemia, Valdemar's first wife, begged the king to marry Kirsten, the daughter of Karl von Rise and not the "beautiful flower" Berengaria. In other words, she predicted Berengaria's sons' fight over the throne would bring trouble to Denmark, although this is merely legend and there is no historical proof of this. Queen: Valdemar's first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia, had been immensely popular, blonde and with Nordic looks. Queen Berengaria was the opposite, described as a dark-eyed, raven-haired beauty. The Danes made up folk songs about Berengaria and blamed her for the high taxes Valdemar levied, although the taxes went to his war efforts, not just to his wife. The great popularity of the former queen made it difficult for the new queen to gain popularity in Denmark. She is noted to have made donations to churches and convents. Berengaria was the first Danish queen known to have worn a crown, which is mentioned in the inventory of her possessions (1225). In 1221 Berengaria, after giving birth to three future kings, died in childbirth. Queen Berengaria is buried in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark, on one side of Valdemar II, with Queen Dagmar buried on the other side of the King. Legacy: King Valdemar's two wives play a prominent role in Danish ballads and myths – Queen Dagmar as the soft, pious and popular ideal wife and Queen Berengaria (Bengjerd) as the beautiful and haughty woman.[4] When Berengaria's grave was opened in 1885, they found her thick plait of hair, her finely formed skull and finely built body bones, proving the legends about her reported beauty. A portrait drawing was made to show how she might have looked. Issue: Eric IV of Denmark (1216–1250), King of the Danes (1241–1250)[3] Sophie (1217–1247), married John I, Margrave of Brandenburg[3] Abel of Denmark (1218–1252), King of the Danes (1250–1252)[3] Christopher I of Denmark (1219–1259), King of the Danes (1252–1259)[3] References: 1. Hundahl 2014, p. 270. 2. Diffie & Winius 1985, p. 15. 3. Line 2007, p. 581. 4. Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Valdemar II." . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 841–842. Sources: Diffie, Bailey W.; Winius, George D. (1985). Foundations of the Portuguese Empire: 1415 - 1580. University of Minnesota Press. Hundahl, Kerstin (2014). "Placing Blame and Creating Legitimacy: The Implications of Rugish Involvement in the Struggle over the Succession amidst the Danish Church Strife c.1258-1260". In Hundahl, Kerstin; Kjær, Lars; Lund, Niels (eds.). Denmark and Europe in the Middle Ages, c.1000–1525: Essays in Honour of Professor Michael H. Gelting. Ashgate Publishing. Line, Philip (2007). Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130 - 1290. Brill. Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (In Danish) External links: Media related to Berengaria of Portugal at Wikimedia Commons This page was last edited on 11 April 2021, at 00:56 (UTC).
   
2. Title: Berengaria of Portugal, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-71WM : 15 December 2021), Berengaria of Portugal, ; Burial, Ringsted, Ringsted Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark, Sankt Bendts Kirke; citing record ID 96906072, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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3. Title: da.Wikipedia Berengária_af_Portugal
   Author: Berengária af Portugal Født 1198 Coimbra Død 27. marts 1221 Ringsted Dødsårsag Død ved barselsseng Gravsted Sankt Bendts Kirke Far Sancho 1. af Portugal Mor Dulce af Aragonien Søskende Pedro Moniz, Rodrigo Sanches, Teresa Sanches, Theresa af Portugal, Sancha af Portugal, Alfons 2. af Portugal, Constance de Portugal, Gil Sanchez, Ferdinand af Portugal, Branca af Portugal, Constança Sanches de Portugal, Urraca Sanches de Portugal, Mafalda af Portugal, Martim Sanches af Portugal, Raimundo af Portugal, Pedro af Portugal Ægtefælle Valdemar Sejr (1214/1213-1221) Børn Christoffer 1., Abel af Danmark, Erik Plovpenning, Sofia af Danmark Uddannelse og virke Beskæftigelse Aristokrat Arbejdssted Danmark
   Publication: Name: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereng%C3%A1ria_af_Portugal;
   Note: Berengaria eller Bengerd (født ca. 1197 i Portugal, død 27. marts 1221 i Danmark) var dronning af Danmark fra 1214 og til sin død. Hendes navn er en latiniseret udgave af det portugisiske navn Berenguela. I Rydårbogen benævnes hun Bringenilæ; andre steder Bengierdt og beslægtede former. Baggrund: Hun var det tiende barn af af den portugisiske konge Sancho 1. og Dulce af Aragonien. Hendes mor døde allerede i 1198, hendes far i 1212; men allerede i 1211 havde hendes bror Alfons 2. tilranet sig kongemagten, og forsøgte så at fratage sine søskende deres fædrene arv. Det er måske årsagen til, at Berengaria kom til Flandern, hvor en anden bror, Ferrando eller Ferdinand, var blevet greve takket være et ægteskab, arrangeret af kong Filip 2. af Frankrig. [1] Dronning af Danmark: Berengaria blev præsenteret for kong Valdemar Sejr gennem hans søster, Ingeborg, der var blevet gift med kong Filip 2., før han nærmest omgående forstødte hende. Berengaria blev gift med Valdemar Sejr i maj 1214. Deres bryllup omtales i en nederlandsk kilde, Reineri Annales. [2] I Valdemarårbogen kaldes hun ved samme lejlighed "grev Ferrando af Flanderns søster". Ægteskabet blev nok arrangeret som et træk i grevens diplomatiske spil, da han allierede sig med kong Johan af England og kejser Otto 4. af Tyskland mod den franske konge (som ellers havde hjulpet ham til magten i Flandern) og ønskede støtte også fra Danmark. Omfanget af Berengarias morgengave er ukendt; men den blev stadfæstet af paverne Innocens 3. og Honorius 3., og det var usædvanligt. [1] I et kongeligt diplom udstedt på kongsgården på Samsø i 1216 optræder Berengaria som brevvidne. Ved løskøbelsen af Valdemar og hans ældste søn, Valdemar den Unge, fra fangenskabet på Lyø i 1225 - altså efter hendes død - indgik i løsesummen "alt det guld, som havde hørt til dronningens pryd, med undtagelse af kronen, og det hun før sin død havde givet kirker og klostre". [3] Dermed er Berengaria den første danske dronning, hvis krone findes omtalt. [1] Rimeligvis var det et ønske om at bevare tilknytningen til Portugal, der fik Valdemar Sejr som enkemand til at arrangere et ægteskab mellem Valdemar den Unge og Berengarias brordatter Eleonore af Portugal, Alfonso 2.s datter. Ligesom sin faster døde Eleonore i barsel og blev gravlagt under det samme kirkegulv i Ringsted. [4] Efterkommere: Berengaria blev mor til tre sønner, der alle blev konger af Danmark, og en datter: Erik (1216-50), konge 1241-50 Sofia (1217-47), gift med markgreven af Brandenburg, Johan 1. (1213-66) Abel (1218-52), konge 1250-52 Christoffer (1219-59), konge 1252-59 Død og eftermæle: Berengaria døde angiveligt i barselsseng ligesom sin forgænger, Dagmar. Hun ligger begravet i Skt. Bendts Kirke i Ringsted.[5] Hun havde ry for at være ualmindelig smuk. Da kong Frederik 7. i 1855 fik åbnet hendes grav, fandtes den forstyrret; i den lå skelettet af en omkring 160 cm høj kvinde; noget silketøj og hendes fletning. Anatomiprofessor Ib Pedersen, som var med til udgravningen, blev så begejstret over Berengarias hovedskal, med helt fejlfrie tandrækker, at han fik kongens tilladelse til at tage en gipsafstøbning af den. Afstøbningen kan ses i Skt. Bendts Kirke. Sagnet om Bengerd: Berengaria blev i de senere folkeviser skildret som stolt, hård og ond; en sand modsætning til Valdemars første dronning, Dagmar, der på sit dødsleje med folkevisens ord frarådede sin mand at ægte Berengaria, for "hun er så besk en blomme". Folkevisen beskriver Berengaria som smuk, modig og dristig, men også grisk, forfængelig og hård. Hun skulle i morgengave have krævet Samsø og en guldkrone af hver en adelsjomfru ved hoffet. "I må bede om lidt mindre," sagde kongen, "der er så mangen enlig mø, som haver neppe det tørre brød." Ifølge folkevisen forlangte Berengaria af de adelige fruer, at de ikke måtte bære skarlagen, og at bønder ikke måtte ride til hest. Folkevisen lader hende dø i krigsfærd med kongen, hvor hun bliver krigens første offer – hvorefter kongen vinder en herlig sejr: Og nu ligger Bengerd i evig Uro, enden (endelig) haver Bonden Hest og Ko. Men ilde er hørt fru Bengerds Navn, for hun var ikke på Menigmands Gavn." Folkevisernes kildeværdi er tvivlsom, da de først blev nedskrevet i 1500-tallet. De har alligevel medførte en vurdering af hende, som Arild Huitfeldt opsummerer: "Hun var ond og rådede til at skatte bønder og almue. Fik skyld for alt det, ilde var gjort. Så nu har vi det ordsprog, at vi kalder en ond kvinde Bengierdt." [6] Noter: 1. Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Berengaria 2. Ri Opac 3. Berengaria | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske 4. Eleonore | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske 5. Berengaria af Portugal (Bengerd) – Dansk dronning 1214-21 på gravsted.dk (Sankt Bendts Kirke, Ringsted) 6. Nanna Damsholt, Erik Lund Jensen: Berengaria i Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3. udg., Gyldendal 1979-84. Hentet 2. maj 2018 fra http://denstoredanske.dk/index.php?sideId=286784 Eksterne henvisninger: Berengária i Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (2. udgave, 1915), forfattet af H. Olrik Dansk Biografisk Leksikons 2. udgave (bind 2, 1933), og 3. udgave (1979-84, indgår i SDE), tilrettet af N. Damsholt og E.L. Jensen Berengária af Portugal i Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon, forfattet af N.H. Holmqvist-Larsen på Kvinfo.dk Gamle danske Minder – Eller skildringer, fortællinger og sagn om Danmarks byer, kirker og klostre, kongeborge og slotte, herregårde samt mindeværdige steder i ældre tider, af Holger Bruun (1869) Denne side blev senest ændret den 22. marts 2021 kl. 19:58.