King Valdemar IV of Denmark

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King Valdemar IV of Denmark was a 14th-century Danish monarch known for restoring royal authority, reconquering lost territories, and engaging in major conflicts with the Hanseatic League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Denmark
human
medieval monarch
alsoKnownAs Valdemar Atterdag
Valdemar III of Denmark
associatedWith Duchy of Schleswig
Hanseatic League
birthDate c. 1320
burialPlace Sorø Abbey
linked to: Sorø Abbey Church
child Christopher, Duke of Lolland
Ingeborg of Denmark
Margaret I of Denmark
chronologicalContext 14th century
conflict conflicts with Holstein counts
war with the Hanseatic League
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
deathDate 1375-10-24
deathPlace Gurre Castle
era Late Middle Ages
father Christopher II of Denmark
givenName Valdemar
implementedPolicy centralization of royal power
redemption of pawned Danish lands
languageUsed Danish
Latin
monarchOf Denmark
mother Euphemia of Pomerania
nobleFamily House of Estridsen
notableFor conflicts with the Hanseatic League
reconquering lost Danish territories
recovery of Jutland
recovery of Scania
recovery of Zealand
restoring royal authority in Denmark
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Denmark (exact place uncertain)
linked to: Realm of Denmark
positionHeld King of Denmark
predecessor Christopher II of Denmark
reignEnd 1375
reignStart 1340
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Gurre Castle
Vordingborg Castle
sexOrGender male
signedTreaty Treaty of Stralsund (1370)
spouse Helvig of Schleswig
successor Olaf II of Denmark
title King of the Danes

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Treaty of Stralsund (1370) belligerentParty King Valdemar IV of Denmark
Treaty of Stralsund (1370) limitedPowerOf King Valdemar IV of Denmark
Margaret I of Denmark father Valdemar IV of Denmark
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King of the Danes hasNotableOfficeHolder Valdemar IV of Denmark
linked to: King Valdemar IV of Denmark
House of Estridsen hasMember Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Battle of Visby (1361) commander Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Vordingborg Castle associatedWith Valdemar IV of Denmark
linked to: King Valdemar IV of Denmark
Valdemar IV of Denmark alsoKnownAs Valdemar III of Denmark
subject linked to: King Valdemar IV of Denmark
linked to: King Valdemar IV of Denmark
Margaret Valdemarsdatter father Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Helvig of Schleswig spouse Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Helvig of Schleswig spouseOfMonarch Valdemar IV of Denmark
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Helvig of Schleswig monarchDuringConsortship Valdemar IV of Denmark
linked to: King Valdemar IV of Denmark