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Valdemar I of Denmark

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King of Denmark

Germany Historical FiguresLived 1131 to 1182 · aged 51

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Fame54.7

Momentum0.2

Languages30

Peak2000s

In century#91

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.

Politicians Historical Figure Royalty Politics Medieval Era

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773 of 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen. Historisk illustreret' (11296359894)

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SpouseSofia of Minsk

FatherCanute Lavard

MotherIngeborg of Kyiv

ChildCanute VI of Denmark

ChildValdemar II of Denmark

ChildIngeborg of Denmark, Queen of France

ChildHelena of Denmark

ChildRicheza of Denmark

ChildSophie of Denmark

ChildChristopher of Jutland

ChildMarie Valdemarsdottir

ChildMargaret Valdemarsdottir

SiblingMargrethe Knudsdatter

SiblingKatarina Knudsdatter

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About this person

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.

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