Eric IV of Denmark

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Eric IV Ploughpenny
Church fresco in St Bendt's Church, Ringsted.
King of Denmark and the Wends
Co-reign Solo-reign	1232–1241 1241–1250
Coronation	30 May 1232
Predecessor	Valdemar II the Victorious & Valdemar the Young
Successor	Abel
Senior king	Valdemar II
Born	c. 1216
Died	10 August 1250 (aged 33–34) on the bay of the Schlei, near Gottorf Castle
Burial	first at Schleswig Cathedral, then St. Bendt's Church
Spouse	Jutta of Saxony
Issue among others...	Sophia, Queen of Sweden Ingeborg, Queen of Norway Jutta, Abbess of St. Agneta Agnes, Abbes of St. Agneta
Names Eric Valdemarsen
House	Estridsen
Father	Valdemar II of Denmark
Mother	Berengaria of Portugal

Eric IV (c. 1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny (Danish: Erik Plovpenning), was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers. ^[1]