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Valdemar Atterdag (c. 1320 - October 24, 1375) was a King of Denmark (1340 - 1375). He was the youngest son of Christopher II. He was elected king in 1340 following the assassination of Count Gerhard III, although his territory at this time was limited to the northernmost county of Jutland.
Die Regierung Waldemars IV. eine Untersuchung zum Wandel der Herrschaftsstrukturen im spätmittelalterlichen Dänemark by Niels Bracke ( Book ) Valdemar Atterdag : udvalg af Kilder by Ellen Jørgensen ( Book )
Nov 18, 2016 · Valdemar was the eldest son and co-ruler of Valdemar II of Denmark by his first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia. He did not outlive his father so was never a sole monarch. He is sometimes referred to as Valdemar III.
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Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte north of Copenhagen. His father was Prince Christian of Denmark, later King Christian IX. His mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-K*el. He was baptised on 21 December 1858. He had five older siblings: Prince Frederick (1843–1912), Princess Alexandra (1844–1925), Prince Wil...
He married Princess Marie d'Orleans on 20 October 1885 in a civil ceremony in Paris. They had a religious ceremony on 22 October 1885 at the Château d'Eu, the residence of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris. The wedding was believed by one source to have been politically arranged, and in France, it was believed that the Count of Paris (the bride's unc...
Valdemar had a lifelong naval career. He was the first president of the Seamen's *ociation of 1856. He died on 14 January 1939 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen and was buried in Roskilde Cathedral. He was the last surviving child of Christian IX.
Knight of the Elephant, 15 November 1863Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 15 November 1863Grand Commander of the Dannebrog, 21 July 1900King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark Golden Wedding Commemorative MedalBibliography
1. Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt(in Danish) (2nd:ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN:87-553-1843-6. 2. Finestone, Jeffrey (1981). The Last Courts of Europe: A Royal Family Album 1860-1914. London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. ISBN:0-517-41472-4. 3. Lerche, Anna; Mandal, Marcus (2003). A royal family:: the story of Christian IX and his European descendants. Copenhagen: Aschehoug. ISBN:9788715109577.
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Haakon VI Magnusson (born 1339, Norway—died 1380, Norway) was the king of Norway (1355–80) whose marriage to Margaret, daughter of the Danish king Valdemar IV, in 1363 paved the way for the eventual union (1397) of the three major Scandinavian nations—Denmark, Norway, and Sweden—the Kalmar Union.
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. His involvement in the Norwegian succession led to the second ...
