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   Apr 12, 2024 · After the assassination of Gerhard in April 1340, Valdemar reached an agreement with John and was recognized as king of Denmark. 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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   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.

   • Reign: 24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
   • Mother: Euphemia of Pomerania

   • Father: Christopher II, King of Denmark
   • Successor: Olaf II

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   How did Valdemar Atterdag become king of Denmark?

   • After the assassination of Gerhard in April 1340, Valdemar reached an agreement with John and was recognized as king of Denmark. 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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   Who was Valdemar Atterdag?

   • Valdemar Atterdag (1321-1375) was one of the most influential kings in Denmark during the Middle Ages. He re-created Denmark as a major power, making it into a powerful country. He was also the father of the famous Queen Margareta who ruled the Union. Vardemar Atterdag was born in 1321. He was the son of the Danish King Christoffer II.

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   How did Valdemar become king of Denmark?

   • Valdemar, having outlived all his rival pretenders, became the sole King of Denmark. In 1158 Absalon was elected Bishop of Roskilde, and Valdemar made him his chief friend and advisor. He reorganized and rebuilt war-torn Denmark.

   King of Denmark Valdemar Knudsen (1131 - 1182) - Genealogy - Geni.c…

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   Who was Valdemar Atterdag married to?

   • Valdemar Atterdag was married to Helvig. They had one son, Christoffer, who died young, and two daughters, Ingeborg and Margareta. Margareta became even more powerful than her father. She would later play an important role in the founding of the Kalmar Union. In 1375, Valdemar died , and Margareta´s son Olaf became King of Denmark.

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   In 1340, when Valdemar was 19, he was elected King of Denmark. He wanted to make the small kingdom of Denmark into a powerful nation. He needed money in order to re-possess parts of his country. Therefore, he sold Estonia, which at the time belonged to Denmark, to the German military order, the Teutonic Knights. Little by little, Valdemar ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Danish-Hanseatic_War_(1361Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370) - Wikipedia

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   Hanseatic fleet. Combined fleet of the Confederation of Cologne. The Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) was both a trade and territorial conflict mainly between the Kingdom of Denmark, led by King Valdemar IV, and the Hanseatic League, the latter of which was led by the rich and powerful merchant city of Lübeck.

6. www.dandebat.dk › eng-dk-historie44Valdemar Atterdag king of Denmark - dandebat.dk

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   Valdemar Atterdag was not king of the Kalmar Union, but his daughter Margrete 1. became queen of this Scandinavian Union. Valdemar Atterdag recreated Denmark and thus the possibility of the Kalmar Union with Norway and Sweden, one can say - with a little good will. The first Oldenburg kings were also Union kings - but only for short periods.

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   Redemption of the last mortgaged territories by Valdemar Atterdag : 1370: Peace of Stralsund: the war between Valdemar Atterdag and the Hanseatic towns ended: 1385: Oluf, son of Margaret I, came of age and was proclaimed king of Denmark and Norway: 1387: Death of King Oluf; Margaret I elected ‘regent lady and master’ 1397

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   The northern part of Estonia was a duchy under the Danish crown, until a later king, Valdemar 4. Atterdag (Valdemar the 4th Again a Day) sold the possession in 1346. Valdemar Day”, June 15, was first introduced as a flag day and national anniversary in 1913 and still is the day today.