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Helvig was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig, and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg, and the sister of Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig. She was also a descendant of King Eric X of Sweden. Her date of birth is not known, but she and her brother were children at the time of her father's death in 1325, and she is estimated to have been born ...
The peace terms were extremely harsh. King Christopher was only left in effective control of the island of Langeland and was faced with an impossible task of raising 100,000 silver marks to redeem his country. Denmark had effectively been dissolved and the country was left without a king between 1332 and 1340. Valdemar IV regains Denmark
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 ...
Abel, King of Denmark. Abel Valdemarsen (1218 – 29 June 1252) was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal, and brother to kings Eric IV and Christopher I. [1] As Duke of Schleswig, Abel came into conflict with his ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning A New Dawn) or Waldemar (c. 1320 24 October 1375) Danish Valdemar Atterdag, was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He was the youngest son of Christopher II and spent most of his childhood and youth in exile at the court of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
King Olav IV. v. t. e. The House of Bjelbo [a] ( Swedish: Bjälboätten ), also known as the House of Folkung [b] ( Folkungaätten ), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings. [2] It also provided three kings of Norway and one king of Denmark in the 14th century.
I changed it to since no one is taking any action. "The last monarch descended from Valdemar IV, Christopher III of Denmark, died in 1448. Count Christian of Oldenburg, descendant of Valdemar IV's aunt Richeza, was chosen as his successor and became the next monarch of Denmark" --Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy 17:52, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
