# Abel, King of Denmark

> Crowned king after swearing he didn't kill his brother for the throne - then dead himself two years later. Abel's reign lasted just long enough to make medieval Denmark very nervous about who actually ordered the hit.

*King of Denmark*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abel-king-of-denmark

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1218
- **Died:** 1252-06-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Abel Valdemarsen was born around 1218, son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal, and became Duke of Schleswig in 1232. His relationship with his older brother, King Eric IV, soured into open conflict, and when Eric was murdered in 1250, suspicion fell directly on Abel. He took an oath denying involvement, cleared himself by medieval standards, and was elected king that same year. His reign proved the shortest of any Danish monarch since the 9th century: in 1252, barely two years in, he was killed during a military expedition in Frisia. The duchy passed to his descendants, who ruled Schleswig as the "Abel family" until 1375.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Abel van Denemarken](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_van_Denemarken)
- [Abel (król duński)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_(kr%C3%B3l_du%C5%84ski))
- [Abel da Dinamarca](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_da_Dinamarca)
- [丹麥的阿貝爾](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E9%BA%A5%E7%9A%84%E9%98%BF%E8%B2%9D%E7%88%BE)
- [アーベル (デンマーク王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB_(%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E7%8E%8B))
- [Абель (король Дании)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27932)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel,_King_of_Denmark)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Abel%2C%20King%20of%20Denmark)
- [Abel de Dinamarca](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_de_Dinamarca)
- [Abel Dánský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_D%C3%A1nsk%C3%BD)
- [Abel af Danmark](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_af_Danmark)
- [Abel (Dänemark)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_(D%C3%A4nemark))
- [Άβελ της Δανίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B2%CE%B5%CE%BB_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Abel, King of Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel%2C_King_of_Denmark)
- [Abel I de Dinamarca](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_I_de_Dinamarca)
- [Abel (Taani kuningas)](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_(Taani_kuningas))
- [Abel Danimarkakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Danimarkakoa)
- [آبل، پادشاه دانمارک](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9)
- [Abel (Tanska)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_(Tanska))
- [Abel faan Denemark](https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_faan_Denemark)
- [Abel (roi)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_(roi))
- [Abel fan Denemark](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_fan_Denemark)
- [אבל, מלך דנמרק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%9C%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%93%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A7)
- [Ábel dán király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81bel_d%C3%A1n_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Abel dari Denmark](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_dari_Denmark)
- [Abel Valdimarsson](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Valdimarsson)
- [Abele di Danimarca](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abele_di_Danimarca)
- [Абел (Дания)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB_(%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Абель (кароль Даніі)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%96))

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