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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 I., king of Denmark (1131–1182), the son of the chivalrous and popular Canute Lavard and the, Russian princess Ingeborg, was born a week after his father’s murder, and was carefully brought up in the religious and relatively enlightened household of Asser Rig, whose sons Absalon and Esbjörn Snare, or “the Swift,” were his ...
Apr 12, 2024 · king (1340-1375), Denmark. 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 ...
Valdemar I "the Great" of Denmark (14 January 1131-12 May 1182) was King of Denmark from 23 October 1157 to 12 May 1182, succeeding Sweyn III and preceding Canute VI. Valdemar was born in Denmark in 1131, the son of Canute Lavard and the grandson of Eric I of Denmark. His father was murdered by...
Reference entries. Valdemar the Great , king of Denmark (1157–82) in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages Length: 105 words. View all related items in Oxford Reference ». (1157–82)Son of Knud Lavard. In close cooperation with aristocratic networks, he laid the foundation of the Valdemarian state and introduced a European, theocratic ...
Oct 22, 2023 · Valdemar I of Denmark (1131-1182), also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182. He was the son of Canute Lavard, a chivalrous and popular Danish prince, who was the eldest son of Eric I of Denmark.
Aug 21, 2023 · Explore genealogy for Valdemar I (Knudsen) av Danmark born abt. 1131 Schleswig, Danmark died 1182 Vordingborg, Danmark including ancestors + descendants + 4 photos + 3 genealogist comments + questions + more in the free family tree community.
