Henrik Skadelår (c. 1090 - 4 June 1134) was a Danish prince, the son of

Svend Tronkræver Svend Tronkræver or Svend Svendsen (died 1104) was a Danish prince, one of the illegitimate sons of king Sweyn II of Denmark. He shared the same name with his brother Sweyn the Crusader and another brother. When his brother Eric I of Denmark, Eri ...

, an illegitimate son of king

Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson ( on, Sveinn Ástríðarson, da, Svend Estridsen; – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson ...

. He was the father of King

Magnus II of Sweden Magnus II; Swedish: ''Magnus Henriksson'' (c. 1130 – 1161) was a Danish lord and king of Sweden between 1160 and 1161. He is often seen by posterity as a usurper. Background The mother of Magnus was Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter, a granddaughter o ...

. He died in the

Battle of Fotevik Battle of Fotevik ( da, Slaget ved Fodevig) was fought between forces of King Niels of Denmark and his son Magnus Nilsson, against those of Erik Emune on 4 June 1134 at the bay of Fotevik in Skåne. At his death, King Eric I of Denmark h ...

. After the murder on his cousin

Knud Lavard Canute Lavard ( Danish: Knud Lavard; cognate with English Lord) (12 March 1096 – 7 January 1131) was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position ...

in 1131, ''Henrik Skadelår'' was mentioned as a possible future king of Denmark. However, his uncle

Niels Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

survived Henrik by three weeks.

Marriage

Henrik was married to

Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter ( Old Norse: ''Ingiríðr Rögnvaldsdóttir'') (1100/1110 – after 1161 AD) was born a member of the Swedish royal family, became a member of Danish royalty by marriage and later was Queen consort of Norway as the spouse of ...

, daughter of

Ragnvald Knaphövde Ragnvald Knaphövde was a King of Sweden whose reign is estimated to have occurred in the mid-1120sRagnvald knaphövde'' at the site of the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, retrieved January 20, 2007. or c. 1130.Ragnvald Knaphöfde' in ''Nord ...

. The marriage was miserable, and Ingrid once tried to escape her husband in men's clothing, but was found and brought back to Henrik. When Henrik died Ingrid left Denmark and married

Harald Gille Harald Gille (Old Norse: ''Haraldr Gilli'' or ''Haraldr Gillikristr'', c. 1102 − 14 December 1136), also known as Harald IV, was king of Norway from 1130 until his death. His byname Gille is probably from Middle Irish ''Gilla Críst'' "servant o ...

, the future king of Norway. Ingrid later became ''Queen Ingrid of Norway''. After Harald Gille she had several marriages with the powerful gentry in Norway and became mother to the next generation of bishops and pretenders to the Norwegian throne.

Issues

Henrik Skadelår had at least five sons: * Magnus Henriksson, died 1161. King of Sweden 1160–1161. Magnus was married to his half-sister ''Birgitta'', (daughter of Harald Gille and Ingrid Ragnvaldsdatter). * Ragvald Henriksson, died 1161. * Knud Henriksson, born 1120, died 12. March 1162. * Buris Henriksson (1130 – 1167), Jarl in Jylland, married to Luitgard von Stade, (daughter of ''Rudolf I von Stade'' and his wife Richardis). After Luitgard's death in 1152 Buris fell in love with his first cousin (once removed) Kirsten,

Valdemar the Great Valdemar I (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great ( da, Valdemar den Store), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zen ...

's sister, according to the ballad ''Prins Buris og Liden Kirsten''. * Johan Henriksson, died 1161. 1090s births 1134 deaths Danish princes House of Estridsen {{Europe-royal-stub