Bodil Thrugotsdatter (abt. 1056 - abt. 1103)

Born about 1056 in Scandinavia (Denmark)

Ancestors

Wife of Erik (Svendsson) Svendsøn — married 1086 in Roskilde, Denmark

Descendants

Died about 1103 at about age 47 in Mount Olives, Jerusalem, Israel

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Biografi

Från Danska Wikipedia:

Bodil Thrugotsdatter (født omkring 1056, død 1103) var dronning af Danmark. Hun var datter af jarl Thrugot Ulfsen Fagerskind og Thorgunna Vagnsdatter (og søster til Svend Thrugotsen). Efter Saxos beretning må hun allerede have været gift med Erik Ejegod ved begyndelsen af Oluf Hungers regering, da hun skal have fulgt ham i landflygtighed til Sverige. Deres eneste barn var, så vidt vides, den senere hertug Knud Lavard. Saxo priser såvel hendes skønhed som hendes karakter, især hendes udtalte overbærenhed med mandens udsvævelser. Hun drog sammen med ham på pilgrimsrejse til det hellige land og nåede efter hans død dertil, men skal være død af sygdom på Oliebjerget i 1103 og efterfølgende begravet i Josafats Dal.

Biography

Bothilde Thorgautsdottir is the daughter of Thorgaut Ulvson.1 She married Erik I 'the Evergood' Svendsson, King of Denmark, son of Svend II Estrithson, King of Denmark and Gunhilda Sweynsdottir.

Children of Bothilde Thorgautsdottir and Erik I 'the Evergood' Svendsson, King of Denmark

Erik II 'the Memorable' Eriksson, King of Denmark+ d. 18 Sep 1137

Harald Kesia Eriksson, Prince of Denmark d. 1135

Ragnhild Eriksdottir+

Knut Lavard Eriksson, Duke of South Jutland+ b. 1096, d. 1131

QUEEN OF DENMARK FROM 1095 TO 1103

Bodil was the daughter of the Danish Earl Thrugot Fagerskind and Thorgunna and the sister of Svend Thrugotsen. Her grandfather, called Galicieulf in the Knytlinga Saga, was famous as a pilgrimager to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Her family is believed to be connected to the viking families in Northumberland in England, and as a queen, she is listed as a benefactor to the bishopric of Durham. Both she and her spouse were descendants of king Sweyn I of Denmark.

Marriage

Husband: Erik I 'Eiegod' Svendsson]]

Wife: Bothild Thorgatsdatter]]

Child: Knut 'Lavard' Eriksson]]

Marriage:  : BEF 1086

Sources

• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dronning_Bodil
• danishnet.
• Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 16.
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10544.htm#i105439 thepeerage.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Thorgatsdatter-3 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by Michael Stephenson.
• Thanks to Lars Vad for starting this profile.
• This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.
• Thank you to Jørgen Kirkegaard for creating WikiTree profile Thrugotsdatter-2 through the import of BaKi2013-09-23.ged on Sep 23, 2013.