Person

Abel, King of Denmark

1218–1252 · 13th century

Abel was King of Denmark from 1250 to 1252 and before that Duke of Schleswig. A son of Valdemar II, he quarrelled with his brother King Eric IV, and when Eric was murdered in 1250 Abel was suspected of the crime. He was killed fighting the Frisians in 1252. His descendants held Schleswig as a hereditary duchy, loosening its ties to the Danish crown.

Abel, King of Denmark
Image: Richard Mortel · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Duchy of Schleswig

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abel, King of Denmark. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abel-king-of-denmark
MLA
“Abel, King of Denmark.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abel-king-of-denmark. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Abel, King of Denmark.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abel-king-of-denmark.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Abel, King of Denmark’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abel-king-of-denmark (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻