House of Estridsen

House of Estridsen
Parent house(maternal) House of Knýtlinga
(paternal) House of Ulf
CountryDenmark, Norway and Sweden
Kalmar Union
Founded1047
FounderSweyn II of Denmark
Final rulerMargaret I (r. 1387–1412)
Final headKnud Mogensen Løvenbalk (last known agnatic member of the family, died after June 1598)
TitlesKing of Denmark,
Queen of Norway,
Queen of Sweden,
King of Sweden,
Duke of Schleswig,
Count of Flanders,
Duke of Gothenland
Cadet branchesAbelslægten line (extinct 1375)
Løvenbalk line (extinct after June 1598)

The House of Estridsen[1][2] was a dynasty that provided the kings of Denmark from 1047 to 1412. The dynasty is named after its ancestor Estrid Svendsdatter. The dynasty is sometimes called the Ulfinger, after Estrid's husband, Ulf Jarl. The dynasty also provided three medieval rulers of Sweden and one of Norway. Their family coat of arms became the coat of arms of Denmark and thereby influenced the coat of arms of Tallinn and the coat of arms of Estonia.

The Royal Court of Denmark does not differentiate between different royal houses among the early Danish kings, but uses the term "the descent of Gorm the Old" about all the pre-Oldenburg monarchs.[3]

  1. ^ "Sveno II 1685". Royal Collection Trust.
  2. ^ NE the Nationalencyclopedin article is clearly named in Swedish with Estridska ätten which translates with sufficient accuracy as "House of Estridsen"
  3. ^ "Stamtraeet". Kongehuset (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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