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Eric I, King of Denmark, is the …
Years: 1103 - 1103
Eric I, King of Denmark, is the first king to go on pilgrimage after the conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
Eric and his queen, Boedil, he traveling by horse and she by carriage, had journeyed with a large company through Russia to Constantinople, where he was a guest of the emperor.
While there, he had become ill, but took ship for Cyprus anyway.
He dies in July 1103 at Paphos, Cyprus.
The queen has him buried here.
Queen Boedil also becomes ill, but will make it to Jerusalem, where she will die and be buried in the Kidron Valley, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
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Years: 1103 - 1103
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- Denmark, Kingdom of
- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Cyprus, East Roman (Byzantine)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
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