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Valdemar IV
Valdemar shown on a contemporary fresco in St. Peter's Church, Næstved (Sankt Peders Kirke).
King of Denmark and the Wends
Reign24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
PredecessorChristopher II
SuccessorOlaf II
King of the Goths
Reign1361–1375
SuccessorOlaf II
Born1320
Tikøb, Helsingør, Denmark
Died24 October 1375(1375-10-24) (aged 54–55)
Gurre Castle, North Zealand, Denmark
Burial
first at Vordingborg Castle, then Sorø Abbey
Spouse
Helvig of Schleswig
(m. 1340; died 1374)
Issue
among others...
  • Christopher, Duke of Lolland
  • Ingeborg, Duchess of Mecklenburg
  • Margaret I, Queen of Denmark
Names
Valdemar Christoffersen
HouseHouse of Estridsen
FatherChristopher II of Denmark
MotherEuphemia of Pomerania

Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.[1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.

  1. ^ "Valdemar Atterdag −1375". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

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