Children and Family
Married in June 1296 to Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden. The couple had eight sons who died as children, as well as six miscarriages, although the sources differ between eight and fourteen children: whatever the case, her many pregnancies led to miscarriages, or the birth of children who died soon after
- Valdemar (d. 1302)
- Eric
- Magnus
- son (b. & d. 1318); Tradition states that he was born living, and Queen Ingeborg showed him off to the public by holding him outside her carriage, thus losing her grip on him, and he fell and broke his neck.
Read more about this topic: Eric VI Of Denmark
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