"Valdemar IV" redirects here. For the Duke of Schleswig, see Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig.
Valdemar IV
Valdemar shown on a contemporary fresco in St. Peter's Church, Næstved (Sankt Peders Kirke).
King of Denmark and the Wends
Reign
24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
Predecessor
Christopher II
Successor
Olaf II
King of the Goths
Reign
1361–1375
Successor
Olaf II
Born
1320 Tikøb, Helsingør, Denmark
Died
24 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
House
House of Estridsen
Father
Christopher II of Denmark
Mother
Euphemia 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.
^"Valdemar Atterdag −1375". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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