# Valdemar I of Denmark

> A medieval Danish king who pulled his country out of civil war and set the stage for its golden age - though the zenith came under his son, not him.

*King of Denmark*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/valdemar-i-of-denmark

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1131-01-14
- **Died:** 1182-05-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Valdemar I Knudsen took the throne in 1154 after Denmark had been fractured by internal strife. Over twenty-eight years he stabilized the kingdom and began its ascent, laying the groundwork for what would become Denmark's medieval peak. He died on 12 May 1182, and it was his son, Valdemar II, who inherited the momentum and carried Denmark to its highest point.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [瓦爾德馬一世 (丹麥)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%93%A6%E7%88%BE%E5%BE%B7%E9%A6%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96_(%E4%B8%B9%E9%BA%A5))
- [Waldemar I Wielki](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_I_Wielki)
- [Waldemar I van Denemarken](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_I_van_Denemarken)
- [Valdemar I da Dinamarca](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_da_Dinamarca)
- [Вальдемар I Великий](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_I_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297194)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_of_Denmark)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Valdemar%20I%20of%20Denmark)
- [Валдемар I (Дания)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_I_(%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Valdemar I](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I)
- [Valdemar I. Veliký](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I._Velik%C3%BD)
- [Valdemar den Store](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_den_Store)
- [Waldemar I. (Dänemark)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_I._(D%C3%A4nemark))
- [Βάλντεμαρ Α΄ της Δανίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81_%CE%91%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Valdemar I de Dinamarca](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_de_Dinamarca)
- [Valdemar I.a Danimarkakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I.a_Danimarkakoa)
- [والدمار یکم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85)
- [Valdemar I](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I)
- [Valdemar Ier (roi de Danemark)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_Ier_(roi_de_Danemark))
- [Valdemar I de Dinamarca](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_de_Dinamarca)
- [ולדמר הראשון, מלך דנמרק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%93%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A7)
- [I. Valdemár dán király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Valdem%C3%A1r_d%C3%A1n_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Valdemar I dari Denmark](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_dari_Denmark)
- [Valdimar mikli Knútsson](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdimar_mikli_Kn%C3%BAtsson)
- [Valdemaro I di Danimarca](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemaro_I_di_Danimarca)
- [ヴァルデマー1世 (デンマーク王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC1%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E7%8E%8B))
- [ვალდემარ I დიდი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0_I_%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%98)
- [Вальдэмар I Вялікі](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_I_%D0%92%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96)
- [بیرینجی والدمار (دانمارک)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1_(%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9))
- [فالديمار الاول من الدنمارك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)

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