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Took back Vordingborg Castle
- In 1346, he took back Vordingborg Castle, the main headquarters of the Holsteiners. By the end of the year, Valdemar could claim all of Zealand as his own. He made Vordingborg his personal residence, expanded the castle, and built the Goose Tower which has become the symbol of the town.
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Around 1346 Valdemar IV initiated a crusade against Lithuania. Franciscan chronicler Detmar von Lübeck noted that Valdemar IV traveled to Lübeck in 1346, then turned to Prussia together with Eric II of Saxony in order to fight the Lithuanians .
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- Euphemia of Pomerania
Apr 12, 2024 · Using money raised by increasing taxes and by his sale (1346) of Estonia, he had by 1349 established control of Zealand and large areas of Funen and Jutland. Also in 1349 he intervened in North German politics, opposing the attempt of the German king Charles IV (Holy Roman emperor after 1355) to remove Valdemar’s ally Louis of Brandenburg and ...
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On 7 June 1238 the Teutonic Order concluded the Treaty of Stensby at a royal fortress in the south of Zealand with the Danish king, Valdemar II. Under the treaty, Jerwia stayed part of the Ordenstaat, while Harria and Vironia were ceded back to King of Denmark as his direct dominion, the Duchy of Estonia.
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- Dominium directum of Denmark
In August 1346, he prudently rid himself of the distant and useless province of Esthonia by selling it very advantageously to the Livonian Order. Valdemar now gave full play to his endless energy.
Jul 14, 2021 · The legs were at full length; the arms were nearly so, and reposed upon the bed at a moderate distance from the loins. The head was very slightly elevated. When I had accomplished this, it was fully midnight, and I requested the gentlemen present to examine M. Valdemar’s condition.
Jan 24, 2013 · Title: The name Valdemar may have been suggested by mention in the Southern Literary Messenger, July 1835, of a play, “Valdemar, or the German Exiles, by Mr. T—, actor, scene-painter and tavern-keeper of Montreal,” in an article, “My First Night in a Watchhouse,” by Edward V. Sparhawk. This mention was pointed out to me by David K ...
Mar 31, 2020 · What made Margaret so successful as a ruler? Undoubtedly, the environment in which she grew up had an important impact. At the tender age of six, for purely political reasons, she was betrothed by her father, King Valdemar IV of Denmark, to the much older Haakan (1340-80), King of Norway.
