Berengaria of Portugal

Berengaria of Portugal
Queen consort of Denmark
Tenure1214–1221
Bornc. 1198
Died27 March 1221
(aged 22–23)
Ringsted, Denmark
Burial
SpouseValdemar II of Denmark
IssueEric IV of Denmark
Sophia, Margravine of Brandenburg
Abel of Denmark
Christopher I of Denmark
HousePortuguese House of Burgundy
FatherSancho I of Portugal
MotherDulce of Aragon

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]

  1. ^ Hundahl 2014, p. 270.
  2. ^ Diffie & Winius 1985, p. 15.
  3. ^ Line 2007, p. 581.