Abel Valdemarsen was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal, and brother to kings Eric IV and Christopher I.
King Abel depicted in a 16th-century tapestry
Memorial with Abel's death year in a forest (German: Tiergarten, Danisch: Dyrehave) outside Schleswig
The following is a list of jarls and dukes, who ruled over Schleswig respectively Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
Image: Oluf hunger
Image: Knut Lavard
Image: Valdemar 1. den Store
Image: Christophorvs filivs Waldemari primi