About Helena of Denmark
Lived 1180 – 1233 (aged 52–53). Helena of Denmark was a Danish aristocrat.
Princess Helena of Denmark (also Helene Valdemarsdatter) ( – 22 November 1233 in Lüneburg) was heiress of Garding and Lady of Lüneburg.
Helena was daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk and sister of Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France.
In the summer of 1202 in Hamburg, Helena married Lord William of Lüneburg. Helena and William had a son, the future Duke, Otto I, The Child. After the early death of her husband, Duke William, in 1213, his brother, Emperor Otto IV, took over the reign of Lüneburg, as regent for Otto the Child. Otto was appointed heir of the allodial property of the Guelphs by his uncle Henry the Elder.
Helena died in 1233 and was buried in the Benedictine monastery of St. Michael in Lüneburg.
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Who was Helena of Denmark?
heiress of Garding and by marriage Duchess of Lüneburg
When was Helena of Denmark born?
Helena of Denmark was born in 1180.
When did Helena of Denmark die?
Helena of Denmark died on 22 November 1233 in Lüneburg.
What was Helena of Denmark's occupation?
Helena of Denmark was an aristocrat.
What nationality was Helena of Denmark?
Helena of Denmark was Danish.
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