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Valdemar I
1157 bracteate depicting Valdemar and his wife, Sophia
King of Denmark
Reign
1154 – 12 May 1182
Predecessor
Sweyn III
Successor
Canute VI
Born
14 January 1131 Schleswig, Denmark
Died
12 May 1182(1182-05-12) (aged 51) Vordingborg Castle, Vordingborg, Denmark
Burial
St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted, Denmark
Consort
Sophia of Minsk
Issue Detail
Sophia, Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde
Canute VI, King of Denmark
Maria
Margaret
Valdemar II, King of Denmark
Ingeborg, Queen of France
Helena, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Richeza, Queen of Sweden
Walburgis, Duchess of Pomerania
Names
Valdemar Knudsen
House
Estridsen
Father
Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig
Mother
Ingeborg of Kiev
Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (Danish: Valdemar den Store), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his son King Valdemar II.[1]
^"Valdemar Den Store 1131–1182". Danmarks Historien. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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