Abel, King of Denmark (born 1218)

Abel, King of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1250 to 1252

Abel Valdemarsen was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal, and brother to kings Eric IV and Christopher I.