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His younger brother would later regain Denmark from the Holsteiners and succeed as Valdemar IV of Denmark. Once Valdemar became king in 1340, Otto was released on the condition that he surrender his claim to the throne. Otto subsequently went to Germany, and joined the Teutonic Order in 1346. The Order bought his duchy in the same year, and no ...
May 14, 2018 · Waldemar IV. Waldemar IV (ca. 1320-1375) reunited the kingdom of Denmark under his rule, presenting a strong, nationalistic challenge to the mercantile Hanseatic League. Waldemar IV was born to a bankrupt crown. In 1320, the year he was born, his father, King Christoffer II, was trading royal power to Denmark's nobles and clergy in an effort to ...
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.
Mar 3, 2023 · Kings of Denmark; Danmarkshistorien In Danish; King of Denmark: Reign 1320–1326 Coronation c. 1320; Predecessor: Eric VI Menved Successor: Valdemar III. King of Denmark: Reign 1329–1332; Predecessor: Valdemar III Successor: Vacant until 1336 - Valdemar IV "Atterdag" MedLands ERIK Christoffersen
Detail from the painting. Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361 is a historical painting (oil on canvas, signed in 1882) by the Swedish historical painter Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851–1890). This painting depicts how the Danish king Valdemar IV (a.k.a. Valdemar Atterdag) collects treasures from the people in the Gotlandic medieval ...
Apr 25, 2016 · Margaret was born in March 1353, in an era where female rule was practically unthinkable. She was the sixth and youngest child of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Schleswig. She was baptised at Roskilde and by the age of six was already betrothed to the 18-year-old King Haakon VI of Norway. However, on 17 December 1362 her elder sister ...
May 9, 2024 · Crusades. Valdemar I (born Jan. 14, 1131, Denmark—died May 12, 1182, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (1157–82) who ended the Wend (Slav) threat to Danish shipping, won independence from the Holy Roman emperor, and gained church approval for hereditary rule by his dynasty, the Valdemars. The son of Knud Lavard, duke of South Jutland, and a ...
