Valdemar I of Denmark

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Valdemar I of Denmark was a 12th-century Danish king known for consolidating royal power, defeating rival claimants, and laying the foundations for Denmark’s medieval expansion and Christianization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Denmark ⓘ
human ⓘ
advisor Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Valdemar the Great ⓘ
associatedWith Archbishop Eskil of Lund ⓘ
battle Battle of Grathe Heath ⓘ
burialPlace Ringsted ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Roskilde ⓘ
child Canute VI of Denmark ⓘ
Helena of Denmark ⓘ
Ingeborg of Denmark ⓘ
Valdemar II of Denmark ⓘ
conflict civil wars in Denmark in the mid-12th century ⓘ
constructed Vordingborg Castle ⓘ
contributedTo integration of Denmark into Latin Christendom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Denmark ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1131 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1182 ⓘ
dynasticConnection Kievan Rus' through his mother Ingeborg of Kiev ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Canute Lavard ⓘ
givenName Valdemar ⓘ
linked to: Waldemar
languageOfWorkOrName Danish ⓘ
monarchOf Denmark ⓘ
mother Ingeborg of Kiev ⓘ
nativeLanguage Danish ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Estridsen ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of royal power in Denmark ⓘ
defeat of rival claimants Sweyn III and Canute V ⓘ
foundations of Danish medieval expansion ⓘ
promotion of Christianization in the Baltic region ⓘ
strengthening of the Danish monarchy ⓘ
patronage Cistercian monasteries in Denmark ⓘ
placeOfBirth Denmark ⓘ
placeOfDeath Vordingborg ⓘ
positionHeld King of Denmark ⓘ
predecessor Canute V of Denmark ⓘ
Sweyn III of Denmark ⓘ
reignEnd 1182 ⓘ
reignStart 1157 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
royalHouse House of Estridsen ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Christoffer of Denmark ⓘ
spouse Sophia of Minsk ⓘ
strengthened Danish central administration ⓘ
successor Canute VI of Denmark ⓘ
victoryIn Battle of Grathe Heath ⓘ

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Ingeborg of Denmark → father → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Valdemar II of Denmark → father → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Ringsted → burialPlaceOf → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
King of the Danes → hasNotableOfficeHolder → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Antipope Victor IV → opposedBy → King Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I of Denmark → alsoKnownAs → Valdemar the Great ⓘ
linked to: Valdemar I of Denmark
House of Estridsen → hasMember → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Canute VI of Denmark → predecessor → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Canute VI of Denmark → father → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Canute VI of Denmark → regentDuringMinority → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Sophia of Minsk → spouse → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Sophia of Minsk → spouse → Valdemar the Great ⓘ
linked to: Valdemar I of Denmark
Sophia of Minsk → spouseReign → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Vordingborg Castle → associatedWith → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Vordingborg Castle → foundedBy → Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania → conflictWith → King Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Valdemar I of Denmark