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In 1211 Duke Bernard III of the younger Duchy of Saxony escorted his brother-in-law Valdemar, the papally dismissed Prince-Archbishop, into the city of Bremen, de facto regaining the See and enjoying the sudden support of Otto IV, who meanwhile fell out with Innocent over Sicily. As a reaction Valdemar II recaptured Stade, while in 1213 Henry V ...
Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (Danish: Valdemar Sejr), was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Holstein , expanding the Danish territories.
Eric was the son of Valdemar II of Denmark and brother of King Abel of Denmark and King Christopher I of Denmark.He was born ca. 1216 as the second legitimate son of King Valdemar II by his second wife Berengária of Portugal.
Nov 26, 2003 · Name: Valdemar IV Atterdag Birth: ca. 1320 Child of:Christoffer II and Eufemia of Pomerania Reign: 1340-1375 Marriage: Helvig of Schleswig Children: 6 children, the most notable being Margrete/Margaret I Death: October 24, 1375 Throne passed to: His grandson, Olav/Olaf/Oluf II of Norway...
The southern part of Schleswig had been mortgaged to a number of Holsatian nobles by Duke Henry of Schleswig (d 1375, a son of the former king Valdemar III of Denmark), the last duke of the Estridsen line. The childless, elderly Henry transferred his rights to his kinsman and brother-in-law, King Valdemar IV in 1373.
Valdemar was the son of Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig, the chivalrous and popular eldest son of King Eric I of Denmark.Valdemar's father was murdered by King Magnus I of Sweden days before the birth of Valdemar; his mother, Ingeborg of Kiev, daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, named him after her grandfather, Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev.
For the Duke of Schleswig, see Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig. Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar ( c. 1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.
