Mechtild von Holstein
(-1288)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Abel Valdemarsen of Denmark

2. Birger Jarl of Bjälbo Folkunga

Mechtild von Holstein 1

  • Marriage (1): Abel Valdemarsen of Denmark on 25 Apr 1237
  • Marriage (2): Birger Jarl of Bjälbo Folkunga in 1261
  • Died: 1288

Mechtild married Abel Valdemarsen of Denmark, son of Valdemar II Valdemarsson Sejr of Denmark and Berengaria of Portugal, on 25 Apr 1237. (Abel Valdemarsen of Denmark was born in 1218 and died on 29 Jun 1252.) The cause of his death was he was killed in battle.


Mechtild next married Birger Jarl of Bjälbo Folkunga, son of Magnus Minneskiöld and Ingrid Ylva Sunnesdotter, in 1261. (Birger Jarl of Bjälbo Folkunga was born circa 1196-1210 in Bjälbo, Östergötlands län, Sweden and died on 1 Oct 1266 in Västergötland, Sweden.)

Sources

1 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

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