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Assassination of Gerhard in April 1340
- After the assassination of Gerhard in April 1340, Valdemar reached an agreement with John and was recognized as king of Denmark.
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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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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.
In 1340, when Valdemar was 19, he was elected King of Denmark. He wanted to make the small kingdom of Denmark into a powerful nation. He needed money in order to re-possess parts of his country. Therefore, he sold Estonia, which at the time belonged to Denmark, to the German military order, the Teutonic Knights. Little by little, Valdemar ...
Valdemar Atterdag was not king of the Kalmar Union, but his daughter Margrete 1. became queen of this Scandinavian Union. Valdemar Atterdag recreated Denmark and thus the possibility of the Kalmar Union with Norway and Sweden, one can say - with a little good will.
During Valdemar Atterdag’s reign and the first long phase of Margaret I’s reign (i.e. the second half of the fourteenth century), many of the len were given to powerful Danish and German nobles in return for their support in rebuilding the Danish kingdom following Holstein rule.
During the period between Valdemar Atterdag’s accession in 1340 and King Hans’ death in 1513, Denmark became stronger in relation to the outside world. From being a mortgaged kingdom ruled by foreign princes, Denmark developed into a dominant power in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions.
Peace of Stralsund: the war between Valdemar Atterdag and the Hanseatic towns ended 1385 Oluf, son of Margaret I, came of age and was proclaimed king of Denmark and Norway
