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- 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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Early life. Duke of Schleswig and conflict with the King. Murder of King Eric. Renewed conflict with the King. Death. Marriage and issue. Ancestry. References. Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig. Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312.
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
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Apr 12, 2024 · In 1338 he left the imperial court, and, with the aid of the emperor and of Louis, margrave of Brandenburg, he began a diplomatic offensive to wrest sovereignty in Denmark from Gerhard and John the Mild, counts of Holstein.
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May 14, 2018 · People. History. Scandinavian History: Biographies. Waldemar IV. views 3,722,099 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.
Valdemar IV Eriksøn 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.
Feb 2, 2023 · Valdemar IV was installed as king in 1340 by agreement with the Holstein mortgagees. With the help of tax collections, patient negotiation, armed intervention and the sale of Estonia for 19,000 marks of silver in 1346, he succeeded in reuniting Denmark
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.
