Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ingeborg ((French) Isambour, Ingeburge; also Ingelburge, Ingelborg, Isemburge) (1175 - 29 July 1236) was a Danish-born queen consort of France.She was a daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark and Sofia of Minsk. Her maternal grandparents were Volodar of Minsk and Richeza of Poland. Her mother was also a maternal half-sister of Canute V of Denmark.In 1201 Philip asked the Pope to declare his children legitimate and the Pope complied to gain his political support. However, later that year Philip again asked for annulment, claiming that Ingeborg had tried to bewitch him in the wedding night and thus made him unable to consummate the marriage. So he asked for divorce on the grounds of witchcraft. This attempt failed as well.