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Early life. Duke of Schleswig and conflict with the King. Murder of King Eric. Renewed conflict with the King. Death. Marriage and issue. Ancestry. References. Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig. Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312.
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.
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Valdemar IV Eriksøn 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.
Jun 8, 2022 · The expansion was focused along two vectors, east from Rügen and east from Schleswig, where Canute’s brother Valdemar the Conqueror ruled as Duke. Around 1187, the Danish dominion in the area between Schleswig and Rügen was so strong that Canute adopted the title of “the king of the Wends,” which later Danish kings maintained until 1972.
Jun 8, 2022 · With Valdemar’s death, the Danish Council of the realm chose his grandson, Oluf, as king. However, Oluf’s mother, Margrethe, acted as the king’s guardian, and was the de facto ruler. Twenty years later, Margrethe became a leading force behind the creation of the Kalmar Union, which eventually became one of Europe’s most powerful and ...
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.
Sep 30, 2019 · The succession crisis after the death of Valdemar iv exposed a structural problem in the Danish empire. While Erik iv was made king, his brother Abel, who had been made Duke of Schleswig soon challenged his brother’s rule. Thus, Erik’s reign was characterised by his military campaigns to fight his brother and to consolidate Danish rule over ...
