Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Ingeborg of Denmark
Duchess of Mecklenburg
Born4 January 1347
Sønderborg Castle,[1] Als, Denmark
Died16 June 1370(1370-06-16) (aged 23)
Mecklenburg?
SpouseHenry III, Duke of Mecklenburg
IssueAlbert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
Maria, Duchess of Pomerania
Names
Ingeborg Valdemarsdatter
HouseEstridsen
FatherValdemar IV, King of Denmark
MotherHelvig of Schleswig

Ingeborg of Denmark (Danish: Ingeborg Valdemarsdatter) (4 January 1347 – 16 June 1370)[citation needed] was the eldest daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and his wife Helvig of Schleswig. By marriage, she was Duchess of Mecklenburg, although she died before her husband succeeded her father-in-law. She was a potential heiress to the Danish throne and was the older sister of Margaret I of Denmark.

  1. ^ Our Family History and Ancestry. "Ingeborg Valdemarsdatter, Prinsesse of Denmark". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2011.