Buris Henriksen

Duke of Southern Jutland

Buris Henriksen was a Duke of Southern Jutland from 1162 to 1167. He was the son of Henrik Skadelår and a descendant of king Sweyn Estridsen. His mother was Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter the granddaughter of king Inge I of Sweden. Two of his brothers became kings; Inge Krokrygg in Norway (1136-1161) and Magnus Henriksson in Sweden (1160-1161). In 1167 he was imprisoned in Søborg Castle by king Valdemar the Great, accused of conspiring to overthrow the king.