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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 .
Jul 12, 2020 · The fragile balance achieved by these compromises was quickly upended on November 22, 1286, when Erik V was murdered by unknown assailants in Finderup. The murder would leave a faction of aristocrats, led by the queen dowager and Valdemar IV, duke of Schleswig, as regents. After Erik V’s murder, his son Erik VI Menved would try to emulate ...
Mother. Euphemia of Pomerania. Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (24 June 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.
In the 1330s, Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig (previous king of Denmark as Valdemar III) made an alliance with Valdemar IV against his uncle, Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and arranged a marriage between Valdemar IV and his sister, Helvig of Schleswig.
Apr 12, 2024 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (born c. 1320, Denmark—died October 24, 1375, Zealand) was the king of Denmark (1340–75) who united his country under his own rule after a brief period of alien domination. His aggressive foreign policy led to conflict with Sweden, North German principalities, and the North German trading centres of the Hanseatic League.
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Feb 2, 2023 · King Valdemar of Denmark announces that he and his heirs have entered into an alliance with Duke Albrekts of Mecklenburg and his heirs. In the alliance, on King Valdemar's side, his son Kristofer, Duke of Lolland, and "uncle" Duke Erik of Saxony(-Lauenburg) and on Duke Albrekt's side the sons Henrik, Albrekt and Magnus, Dukes of Mecklenburg ...
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two children. 12 March 1325. aged 34-35. Regency of Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1325-1326) Under regency of their uncle, divided their inheritance. In 1326, Valdemar became king of Denmark, while his regent maed himself the Duke of Schleswig. In 1330 Valdemar returned to his position as Duke. In 1340 Helvig married the King of ...
