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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.
Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar ( c. 1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.
Valdemar I was the king of Denmark (1157–82) who ended the Wend (Slav) threat to Danish shipping, won independence from the Holy Roman emperor, and gained church approval for hereditary rule by his dynasty, the Valdemars.
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.
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.
Jul 5, 2024 · Royal power was strengthened during Valdemar IV’s reign. The king succeeded in quelling a series of revolts by leading magnates, and at a hof in 1360, a “great national peace” was agreed between the monarch and the people.
The challenges faced by Magnus Eriksson were beneficial to Valdemar IV of Denmark, who managed to recover most of his Danish possessions by the end of the 1340s; Scania, however, remained in Swedish hands, as it had been swiftly occupied by Magnus soon after Christoffer II’s death in 1332.
Valdemar IV. King of Denmark ( c. 1 3 20 - 1 375), was the youngest son of Christopher II. of Denmark.
Feb 2, 2023 · Valdemar IV Atterdag Christoffersen, King of Denmark. Son of Christopher II, King of Denmark and Euphemia of Pomerania, Queen Of Denmark. Valdemar was raised by the German Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria from 1326-38.
Valdemar IV of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Christian I of Denmark and Margaret I of Denmark. He was the King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.
