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Euphemia of Pomerania. 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.
- 24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
- Euphemia of Pomerania
Apr 12, 2024 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (born c. 1320, Denmark—died October 24, 1375, Zealand) was the king of Denmark (1340–75) 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 centres of the Hanseatic League .
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That Valdemar was a Dane mattered little in the equation e.g., he was an invader that sought to take away from them so he had to be resisted. That the city could keep rights by not resisting thus probably becomes instrumental in the outcome.
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.
VALDEMAR IV., king of Denmark (c. 1 3 20 - 1 375), was the youngest son of Christopher II. of Denmark. Valdemar was brought up at the court of the German emperor, Louis of Bavaria, during those miserable years when the realm of Denmark was partitioned among Holstein counts and German Ritter, while Scania, "the bread-basket" of the monarchy, sought deliverance from anarchy under the protection ...
At the death of Erik Lam in 1146, the smoldering animosity flared up, and the fighting largely lasted for 11 years until the Battle of Grathe Hede in 1157, when Erik Emune's son, Svend, fell, and Valdemar became sole king in Denmark. After his death, Svend was bynamed Grathe after the place where he fell.
Feb 20, 2019 · The arrival of Princess Margaret in 1353, as the sixth and youngest child of King Valdemar IV of Denmark, would prove the catalyst that put all of the pieces in place for their eventual success. Her mother and father were estranged by the time of her birth, though it’s not entirely clear why, but Margaret quickly became a pawn in the Game of ...
