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Valdemar I of Denmark

Type Figure Region Denmark Time 1131–1182 Also known as Valdemar I of Denmark、Valdemar the Great、瓦尔德马大帝

Valdemar I of Denmark (c. 1131–1182), King of Denmark of the Estridsen dynasty, crowned after victory in civil war in 1157, known historically as "th…

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  1. 1131–1157Roskilde · ZealandSon of Canute V, he spent his childhood in exile in Saxony, returned to Denmark in 1154 and contested the throne with Sweyn III and Canute V, becoming sole heir after the Battle of Grathe Heath in 1157.
  2. 1157–1168Copenhagen · ZealandAfter his coronation in 1157, he used Archbishop Eskil of Lund to carry out church reform, weakened the local nobility, established a more centralized royal system, and began preparations for the Wendish crusade.
  3. 1168–1182Lübeck Bay · Wends' landsFrom 1168 he launched crusade-style campaigns against the Wends, conquering large tracts of land on the south shore of Lübeck Bay, implementing registration under the Danish Land Register, and establishing Danish hegemony in the Baltic.

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