# Valdemar IV of Denmark

> He inherited a kingdom that had ceased to exist - Denmark's lands mortgaged off, its crown hollow, its nobility ruling fragments under foreign lords. Valdemar IV spent 25 years clawing it all back.

*King of Denmark*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Denmark
- **Born:** 1320
- **Died:** 1375-10-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Around 1320, Valdemar Christoffersen was born into a dynasty that had already lost its country. By the time he took the throne in 1340, Denmark had collapsed through bankruptcy, its territories pawned to Holstein lords, the idea of a unified realm little more than memory. Valdemar set about reacquiring what had been scattered over centuries, piece by piece, year by year, territory by territory. His methods were blunt: heavy taxation, seizure of old noble rights, relentless pressure on families who'd held local power for generations. The uprisings came regularly. He pressed on anyway, and by the time he died in October 1375, the kingdom was whole again and answerable to one man. They called him Atterdag - the Restorer.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 6.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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

## Sources
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- [Waldemar Atterdag](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_Atterdag)
- [Waldemar IV van Denemarken](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_IV_van_Denemarken)
- [Valdemar IV da Dinamarca](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_da_Dinamarca)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216630)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_of_Denmark)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Valdemar%20IV%20of%20Denmark)
- [Валдемар IV (Дания)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_IV_(%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Valdemar IV](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV)
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- [Valdemar Atterdag](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_Atterdag)
- [Waldemar IV. (Dänemark)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_IV._(D%C3%A4nemark))
- [Βάλντεμαρ Δ΄ 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%94%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Valdemar IV de Dinamarca](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_de_Dinamarca)
- [Valdemar IV](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV)
- [Valdemar IV.a Danimarkakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV.a_Danimarkakoa)
- [والدمار چهارم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85)
- [Valdemar IV Atterdag](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_Atterdag)
- [Valdemar IV (roi de Danemark)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_(roi_de_Danemark))
- [Waldemar IV fan Denemark](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_IV_fan_Denemark)
- [Valdemar IV de Dinamarca](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_IV_de_Dinamarca)
- [ולדמר הרביעי, מלך דנמרק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%93%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A7)
- [IV. Valdemár dán király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IV._Valdem%C3%A1r_d%C3%A1n_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Valdimar atterdag](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdimar_atterdag)
- [Valdemaro IV di Danimarca](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemaro_IV_di_Danimarca)
- [ヴァルデマー4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%BC4%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E7%8E%8B))
- [Вальдэмар IV Атэрдаг](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_IV_%D0%90%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B3)
- [دؤردونجو والدمار](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [فلاديمير الرابع ملك الدنمارك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)

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