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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. [1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
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Valdemar IV Atterdag, king of Denmark (1340–75) and son of Christopher II who united his country under his own rule after a brief period of alien domination. His aggressive foreign policy led to conflict with Sweden, North German principalities, and the North German trading centers of the Hanseatic League.
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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.
Feb 2, 2023 · sister. Eric Christoffersen, king of Den... brother. About Valdemar IV Atterdag Christoffersen, King of Denmark. Valdemar IV Atterdag Christoffersen, King of Denmark. Son of Christopher II, King of Denmark and Euphemia of Pomerania, Queen Of Denmark. Valdemar was raised by the German Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria from 1326-38.
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Helvig of Schleswig (also erroneously Hedwig; 1320–1374) was the queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Valdemar IV. She was the mother of Queen Margaret I of Denmark . Life. Helvig was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig, and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg, and the sister of Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig.
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Valdemar IV. by Robert Nisbet Bain. Valdepeñas. →. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. See also Valdemar IV of Denmark on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . VALDEMAR IV., king of Denmark ( c. 1320-1375), was the youngest son of Christopher II. of Denmark.
May 14, 2018 · 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.