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- After Valdemar and Bishop Absalon reneged and acknowledged Alexander in about 1165, Eskil returned to Denmark, confirmed the canonization of the king’s father, and anointed his son Canute VI as joint king (1170), inaugurating the hereditary rule of the Valdemars and vitiating the overlordship of Frederick I.
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13 hours ago · King Valdemar and Absalon ( ca 1128–1201), the bishop of Roskilde, rebuilt the country. Danish Empire and campaigns 1168-1227. During Valdemar's reign construction began of a castle in the village of Havn, leading eventually to the foundation of Copenhagen, the modern capital of Denmark.
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- Part of the North Sea Empire (1013–1035), Independent state until 1397
3 days ago · Junior King of Denmark r. 1321–1326, r. 1329–1332: Valdemar IV Atterdag c. 1320 –1375 King of Denmark r. 1340–1375: Helvig of Schleswig d. 1374: Otto c. 1310 –after 1346 Duke of Lolland and Estonia: Margaret of Denmark 1305–1340: Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg c. 1330 –1390: Valdemar III 1314–1364 King of Denmark r. 1326–1329 ...
May 2, 2024 · After 52 years, Denmark has a king again: King Frederik X. The regnal number X means that Frederik has nine predecessors. Who are they? Denmark is one of the oldest monarchies in the world. The first monarch, not being legendary, was Gorm the Old, who died around 958.
His treatment of Visby, a member of the Hanseatic League, precipitated that League into war with Denmark; however, though Valdemar was forced into various concessions, he retained Visby as a Danish city.
4 days ago · In 1852, Christian became the heir presumptive to the Danish throne. Following the death of King Frederick VII 11 years later, Christian became King of Denmark. Due to Christian's German background, he was unpopular among his subjects during the start of his reign.
May 14, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, on Tuesday welcomed Denmark’s King Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Queen Mary, on their second official visit abroad after the Danish monarch’s mother abdicated this year.
