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- Valdemar Atterdag (1321-1375) was one of the most influential kings in Denmark during the Middle Ages. He re-created Denmark as a major power, making it into a powerful country. He was also the father of the famous Queen Margareta who ruled the Union.
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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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among others... 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
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Jul 12, 2020 · The fragile balance achieved by these compromises was quickly upended on November 22, 1286, when Erik V was murdered by unknown assailants in Finderup. The murder would leave a faction of aristocrats, led by the queen dowager and Valdemar IV, duke of Schleswig, as regents. After Erik V’s murder, his son Erik VI Menved would try to emulate ...
Oct 8, 2023 · Among those perturbed was Valdemar IV, the King of Denmark. Valdemar harbored dissatisfaction over the Hanseatic League's perceived rivalry with his kingdom's trade interests and coveted the wealth amassed by the league's member towns. By the middle of the 14th century, Visby, despite its continued affiliation with the Hanseatic League ...
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Valdemar IV Atterdag, detail from a reproduction by Agnese Varming after a contemporary fresco; in the Church of St. Peter, Næstved, Denmark. (more) The new king married the sister of the duke of South Jutland, who gave the northern quarter of North Jutland as her dowry; he began his reign with the reunion of Denmark as his first priority.
Valdemar Atterdag (1321-1375) was one of the most influential kings in Denmark during the Middle Ages. He re-created Denmark as a major power, making it into a powerful country. He was also the father of the famous Queen Margareta who ruled the Union. Vardemar Atterdag was born in 1321.
Valdemar IV Atterdag : Born c. 1320, king 1340-1375: Oluf II: Born 1370, king 1376-1387: Margaret I : Born 1353, queen 1387-1412: Erik VII of Pomerania : Born c. 1382, king 1412-1439: Christopher III of Bavaria: Born 1416, king 1440-1448
