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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 .
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 · 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.
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Feb 2, 2023 · Valdemar IV was installed as king in 1340 by agreement with the Holstein mortgagees. With the help of tax collections, patient negotiation, armed intervention and the sale of Estonia for 19,000 marks of silver in 1346, he succeeded in reuniting Denmark
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
