Biography of Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark 1198-1221

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In 1198 Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark was born to Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 43) and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1205 [her future husband] King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 34) and Dagmar of Bohemia (age 19) were married. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

On 26th March 1211 [her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 56) died. On 26th March 1211 His son [her brother] Alfonso (age 25) succeeded II King Portugal. Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 23) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 43) and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

Around 1216 [her son] King Eric IV of Denmark was born to [her husband] King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 45) and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark (age 18).

In 1218 [her son] King Abel of Denmark was born to [her husband] King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 47) and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark (age 20).

In 1219 [her son] King Christopher I of Denmark was born to [her husband] King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 48) and Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark (age 21).

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 27th March 1221 Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark (age 23) died.

On 28th March 1241 [her former husband] King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 70) died.

[her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [her mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona. He the son of [her grandfather] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal and [her grandmother] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. They were fifth cousins.