Valdemar I of Denmark

Names
	Valdemar Knudsen

Valdemar I
Valdemar I
	1157 bracteate depicting Valdemar and his wife, Sophia
King of Denmark
Reign	1154 – 12 May 1182
Predecessor	Sweyn III
Successor	Canute VI
Born	14 January 1131; Schleswig, Denmark
Died	12 May 1182 (aged 51); Vordingborg Castle, Vordingborg, Denmark
Burial	St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted, Denmark
Consort	Sophia of Minsk
Issue; more...	Grandchild via elder, female line: Herman; Younger, male line children: Canute VI, King of Denmark; Valdemar II, King of Denmark; Ingeborg, Queen of France; Helena, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Richeza, Queen of Sweden;
Names
Names
	Valdemar Knudsen
House	Estridsen
Father	Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig
Mother	Ingeborg of Kiev

Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great (Danish: Valdemar den Store), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his son King Valdemar II.

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