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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. 1340–1375), in June 1340; children ...
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 References.
How to say Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig in English? Pronunciation of Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig with and more for Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig.
Here he acted as a pretender waiting for a comeback. 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 ...
Feb 27, 2024 · Christian I (February 1426 – May 21, 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also Duke of Schleswig (within Denmark) and Count (after 1474, Duke) of Holstein (within the Holy Roman Empire). He…
Apr 12, 2024 · The son and brother, respectively, of the Danish kings Valdemar I and Canute IV, Valdemar acted as the duke of Schleswig from 1188 and conquered Holstein (North Albingia) and Hamburg (1200–01). Succeeding to the throne in 1202, he initially supported the Welf candidate for the office of Holy Roman emperor , Otto IV , who in turn recognized ...
Oct 22, 2023 · Valdemar I of Denmark (1131-1182), also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182. He was the son of Canute Lavard, a chivalrous and popular Danish prince, who was the eldest son of Eric I of Denmark. His father was murdered days before his birth; his mother, Ingeborg, daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev, named him after ...
