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Background. On 22 July 1361, King Valdemar IV of Denmark (Valdemar Atterdag) sent an army ashore on Gotland's west coast.The Gutes of Gotland paid taxes to and was a semi-independent part of Sweden under King Magnus IV of Sweden, though the population of Visby was diverse and included people of Ruthenian descent, Danes, and Germans.
Feb 1, 2020 · Valdemar IV of Denmark. Valdemar Atterdag (c. 1320 – October 24, 1375) was a King of Denmark (1340 - 1375). He was the youngest son of Christopher II and spent most of his childhood and youth in German exile at the court of en:Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor after the defeats of his father. Here he acted as a pretender waiting for a come-back.
Nov 13, 2023 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning A New Dawn) or Waldemar (c. 1320 24 October 1375) Danish Valdemar Atterdag, was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He was the youngest son of Christopher II and spent most of his childhood and youth in exile at the court of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Apr 12, 2024 · King Valdemar "The Victorious" Valdemarson of Denmark Jelling, II. Valdemar Sejr ( Valdemar 2. ( May / June 1170 in Ribe - March 28, 1241 ) in Vordingborg ) was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death. He was the son of Valdemar the Great and Sophia of Minsk . He succeeded his brother Knud VI , who died childless.
May 9, 2024 · Crusades. Valdemar I (born Jan. 14, 1131, Denmark—died May 12, 1182, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (1157–82) who ended the Wend (Slav) threat to Danish shipping, won independence from the Holy Roman emperor, and gained church approval for hereditary rule by his dynasty, the Valdemars. The son of Knud Lavard, duke of South Jutland, and a ...
Detail from the painting. Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361 is a historical painting (oil on canvas, signed in 1882) by the Swedish historical painter Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851–1890). This painting depicts how the Danish king Valdemar IV (a.k.a. Valdemar Atterdag) collects treasures from the people in the Gotlandic medieval ...
In the case of Denmark, the coat of arms of the House of Estridsen with the extinction of the dynasty became the "coat of arms of Denmark". Olaf II of Denmark (and IV of Norway) succeeded his maternal grandfather Valdemar IV in 1376. He was the first king to rule Norway and Denmark in personal union.
