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Helvig of Denmark (fl. 1350s)Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Heilwig Ericsdottir; Helvig of Slesvig or Schleswig. Flourished in the 1350s; died around 1374; daughter of Erik, duke of Schleswig, and Adelheid of Holstein ; sister of Valdemar or Waldemar III, duke of Schleswig; married Valdemar IV also known as Waldemar IV Atterdag, king of Denmark (r.
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 what was left to him by his father, he controlled ...
Two years later, due to an illness, Count Adolph was able to buy his way out of prison by ceding all of Schleswig, north of the Elbe, to Duke Valdemar. In November 1202, Duke Valdemar's elder brother, King Canute VI, unexpectedly died childless. Reign Danish realm under King Valdemar II. Duke Valdemar was subsequently proclaimed king at the ...
Henry was the younger son of King Valdemar III of Denmark, who was Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V. His elder brother, Hereditary Prince Valdemar ( c. 1338 – 1360) had co-signed several documents with his father. After Valdemar died in 1360, Henry took this rôle. His family was from the Abelslægten branch of the House of Estridsen ...
Ruled jointly in Schleswig, John and Frederick, brothers, ruled together, and after the death of John, Frederick, kept the co-rulership with his nephew, Christian II. In 1523 the latter was deposed in both Denmark and Schleswig. They were also in succession Kings of Denmark: John 1481–1513, Christian 1513–23, Frederick 1523–33.
May 10, 2023 · 2 Duke of Schleswig and conflict with the King. 3 Murder of King Eric. 4 Renewed conflict with the King. 5 Death. 6 Marriage and issue. 7 Ancestry. 8 ...
VALDEMAR IV., king of Denmark ( c. 1320-1375), was the youngest son of Christopher II. of Denmark. Valdemar was brought up at the court of the German emperor, Louis of Bavaria, during those miserable years when the realm of Denmark was partitioned among Holstein counts and German Ritter, while Scania, “the bread-basket” of the monarchy ...
