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Anastasia of Schwerin. Issue. Eric II, Duke of Schleswig. Father. Eric I, Duke of Schleswig. Mother. Margaret of Rugia. Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312. He was the eldest son of Duke Eric I of Schleswig and Margaret of Rugia .
Euphemia of Pomerania. Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. [1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
Valdemar was buried in the Schleswig Cathedral. Marriage and issue. In 1287 Duke Valdemar married Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg, a daughter of John I, Duke of Saxony. This marriage produced the only legitimate son of Duke Valdemar: Eric II (c. 1290 – 1325), Duke of Schleswig 1312–1325
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Murder of King Eric. Just half a year later, in November 1286, King Eric was assassinated, and Duke Valdemar naturally fell under suspicion. The Queen Dowager, Agnes of Brandenburg, apparently shared the suspicion, but feared open aggression with the Duke. Instead, his support was achieved by accepting his claims and appointing him regent of ...
Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
Here he acted as a pretender waiting for a comeback. Following the assassination of Count Gerhard III by Niels Ebbesen and his brothers, Valdemar was proclaimed King of Denmark at the Viborg Assembly ( landsting) on St Hans Day, 24 June 1340 led by Niels Ebbesen. By his marriage with Helvig, the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig, and with ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Through his marriage to Helvig, sister of Valdemar, duke of Slesvig (Schleswig), Valdemar Atterdag obtained northern Jutland and extended his control to the remainder of the alienated Danish lands. Using money raised by increasing taxes and by his sale (1346) of Estonia , he had by 1349 established control of Zealand and large areas of Funen ...
