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Valdemar II of Denmark

1170 - 1241

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Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (Danish: Valdemar Sejr), was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Holstein, expanding the Danish territories. His involvement in the Norwegian succession led to the second Bagler War, temporarily settling the issue and making the Norwegian king owe allegiance to Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valdemar II of Denmark has received more than 330,283 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Valdemar II of Denmark is the 1,183rd most popular politician (down from 1,128th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 39th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Danish Politician.

Valdemar II of Denmark is most famous for his role in the Kalmar Union. He was King of Denmark from 1241 to 1251 and King of Norway from 1257 to 1281.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valdemar II of Denmark ranks 1,183 out of 15,577. Before him are Vajiralongkorn, Brennus, Samo, Conrad IV of Germany, Emperor Wen of Sui, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After him are Demetrius I of Macedon, Harthacnut, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Romanos III Argyros, Suleyman Shah, and Karl Haushofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Valdemar II of Denmark ranks 3. Before him are Fibonacci and Saint Dominic. After him are Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Isabella of Hainault, Muqali, Jayadeva, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Pierre de Castelnau. Among people deceased in 1241, Valdemar II of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory IX, Ögedei Khan, Snorri Sturluson, and Pope Celestine IV. After him are Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Henry II the Pious, Isabella of England, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, Amaury de Montfort, and Irene Laskarina.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Valdemar II of Denmark ranks 41 out of 893. Before him are Victor Borge (1909), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Lars von Trier (1956), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609). After him are John, King of Denmark (1455), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Henrik Dam (1895), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), and Frederick II of Denmark (1534).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Valdemar II of Denmark ranks 20. Before him are Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Harald Bluetooth (935), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609). After him are John, King of Denmark (1455), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), and Frederick VII of Denmark (1808).

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