Search results
Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312. He was the eldest son of Duke Eric I of Schleswig and Margaret of Rugia . Early life. At the death of his father Duke Eric I in 1272, Valdemar was only about 10 years old.
In the 1330s, Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig (previous king of Denmark as Valdemar III) made an alliance with Valdemar IV against his uncle, Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, and arranged a marriage between Valdemar IV and his sister, Helvig of Schleswig.
- 24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
- Euphemia of Pomerania
People also ask
Who was the Duke of Schleswig-Denmark?
Who was Valdemar IV Atterdag?
When did Duke Valdemar die?
Who was Valdemar and what did he do?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312. He was the eldest son of Duke Eric I of Schleswig and Margaret of Rugia. Quick Facts Duke of Schleswig, Tenure ...
Jul 12, 2020 · The murder would leave a faction of aristocrats, led by the queen dowager and Valdemar IV, duke of Schleswig, as regents. After Erik V’s murder, his son Erik VI Menved would try to emulate Valdemar II’s successful conquests.
October 24, 1375, Zealand. Title / Office: king (1340-1375), Denmark. See all related content →. Valdemar IV Atterdag (born c. 1320, Denmark—died October 24, 1375, Zealand) king of Denmark (1340–75) who united his country under his own rule after a brief period of alien domination.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 14, 2018 · People. History. Scandinavian History: Biographies. Waldemar IV. views 2,140,881 updated May 14 2018. 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.
Titled dux slesvicensis (i.e. Sleswickian duke), represented by the regent Bishop Valdemar Knudsen (1182–1193), Valdemar II became Danish king in 1202. He associated his elder children to the government. Valdemar (III) the Young: c.1209 Son of Valdemar II and Dagmar of Bohemia: 1209–1218