Ingeborg Of Kalundborg

Ingeborg Esbensdatter of Kalundborg (died in Slesvig 1267) was an influential Danish landlord and vassal. She was the daughter of

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and the Swedish noble Helena Guttormsdotter, and by her mother the half sister of

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. She married the nobleman Peder Strangesen (d. 1241). Ingeborg was known for her donations to the church and was a powerful figure in Denmark by her ownership of her late father's castle,

Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),

References

Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VIII. Bind. Holst - Juul /
1267 deaths 13th-century Danish people Year of birth unknown Danish landlords 13th-century landowners {{Denmark-bio-stub