Valdemar IV of Denmark
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.
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| Valdemar IV | |||||
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 Valdemar shown on a contemporary fresco in St. Peter's Church, Næstved (Sankt Peders Kirke). | |||||
| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375 | ||||
| Predecessor | Christopher II | ||||
| Successor | Olaf II | ||||
| Born | 1320 Tikøb, Helsingør, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 24 October 1375 (aged 54–55) Gurre Castle, North Zealand, Denmark | ||||
| Burial | first at Vordingborg Castle, then Sorø Abbey | ||||
| Consort | Helvig of Schleswig | ||||
| Issue among others... | Christopher, Duke of Lolland Ingeborg, Duchess of Mecklenburg Margaret I, Queen of Denmark | ||||
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| House | House of Estridsen | ||||
| Father | Christopher II, King of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Euphemia of Pomerania | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||