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Valdemar I of Denmark

1131 - 1182

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valdemar I of Denmark has received more than 354,447 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Valdemar I of Denmark is the 1,193rd most popular politician (down from 1,141st in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 320th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular German Politician.

Valdemar I of Denmark is most famous for his victory over the Germans in the Battle of Bornhöved in 1227.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valdemar I of Denmark ranks 1,193 out of 15,577Before him are Romanos III Argyros, Suleyman Shah, Karl Haushofer, Francesco I Sforza, Harold Macmillan, and Marcian. After him are Emperor Ninkō, Emperor Taizu of Song, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, John II Komnenos, Sandra Mason, and Louis III of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1131, Valdemar I of Denmark ranks 1After him are Ladislaus II of Hungary, Myeongjong of Goryeo, and Ibrahim ibn Tashfin. Among people deceased in 1182, Valdemar I of Denmark ranks 1After him are Maria of Antioch, Margaret of Navarre, Kirill of Turov, Agnes of Austria, Marie I, Countess of Boulogne, and Maria Komnene.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Valdemar I of Denmark ranks 332 out of 6,142Before him are August von Mackensen (1849), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), James Franck (1882), and Karl Haushofer (1869). After him are Otto Frank (1889), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), and Christian III of Denmark (1503).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Valdemar I of Denmark ranks 93Before him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Valentinian II (371), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Baldur von Schirach (1907), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), and Karl Haushofer (1869). After him are Friedrich Fromm (1888), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), and Henry the Lion (1129).