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Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (Danish: Valdemar Sejr), was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Holstein, expanding the Danish territories.
Apr 12, 2024 · Valdemar II (born 1170, Denmark—died March 28, 1241, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (1202–41) who, between 1200 and 1219, extended the Danish Baltic empire from Schleswig in the west to include lands as far east as Estonia. In his later years he worked to unify Denmark’s legal and administrative systems.
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This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523)
NameBirthMarriagesDeathSweyn II Estridsson (Svend Estridsen) ...c. 1019 England son of jarl Ulf ...(1) Gyda of Sweden c. 1048 (2) Gunnhildr ...28 April 1076 Søderup aged 57–58Harald III the Soft (Harald Hén) ...c. 1040 illegitimate son of Sweyn II17 April 1080 aged 40Cnut IV the Holy (Knud den Hellige) ...c. 1042 illegitimate son of Sweyn IIAdela of Flanders c. 1080 three children10 July 1086 St. Alban's Priory aged ...Olaf I Hunger (Oluf Hunger) 1086–1095c. 1050 illegitimate son of Sweyn IIIngegerd of Norway c. 1070 one daughter18 August 1095 aged 44–45Aug 3, 2021 · Valdemar II (9 May 1170 or 28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), called Valdemar the Victorious or Valdemar the Conqueror (Valdemar Sejr), was the King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. The nickname Sejr is a later invention and was not used during the King's own lifetime.
Jul 12, 2020 · In 1170, Valdemar I was the first Danish king to be anointed and crowned, while his son Canute VI was crowned as junior king beside him. By appointing a junior ruler during his lifetime, Valdemar aimed to secure an orderly succession, as he also accentuated his dynasty’s rightful prominence.
May 9 – Valdemar II (the Conqueror), king of Denmark (d. 1241) August 8 – Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order (d. 1221) October 8 – Vladimir III Igorevich, Kievan prince (d. 1211) Agnes I, countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre (d. 1192) Al-Dakhwar, Ayyubid physician and medical officer (d. 1230) Amaury I, French nobleman (House of ...
Canute VI (born 1163, Denmark—died Nov. 12, 1202, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (coregent, 1170–82; king, 1182–1202), during whose reign Denmark withdrew from the Holy Roman Empire and extended its dominion along the southern Baltic coast to Pomerania, Mecklenburg, and Holstein.
