| Claim | Value | Reliability |
|---|---|---|
| Associated Father | Hertug af Schleswig _____ Knud Lavard (1091-1131) |
unsupported
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| Associated Mother | Princess of Kiev Ingeborg Mstislavasdotter (~1099-1140) |
unsupported
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| Spouse | Sophia of Minsk `Queen of Denmark` Rurkid (~1141-1198) | |
| Child + | King Valdemar II of Denmark `the Victorious` Estridsen (1170-1241) |
unsupported
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| Claim | Value | Date | Age | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde Amt, Denmark | Jan. 14, 1131 |
unsupported
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| Occupation | Shared The Throne With King Canute Iii | bet 1154 and 1157 |
unsupported
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| Occupation | King Of Denmark - "The Great" | bet 1154 and 1182 |
unsupported
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| Marriage | Sophia of Minsk `Queen of Denmark` Rurkid (~1141-1198), Viborg, Central Jutland, Denmark, Viborg | 1157 |
unsupported
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| Death | Vordingborg, Sjaelland, Denmark | May 12, 1182 |
unsupported
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| Claim | Value | Date | Age | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | I11284 | |||
| User ID Reference | 4310FC36768C4476927E169EDA9F2C741EAD | |||
| User ID Reference | LZF8-9QB | |||
| Gender | Male Gender | |||
| Name | King Valdemar I of Denmark Estridsen | |||
| Burial | St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted |
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- King of Denmark (1157-82), After waging war against his rivals for the throne (Sweyn III and Canute), he received Jutland as his share of Danish territory, He then defeated Sweyn at a battle near Viborg. After attaining control of Denmark, he became the vassal of Emperor Fredrick I in order to gain German support.
| Number | Same As | Name | Reliability | Path | |
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2 Total Ancestors |
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| Generation 1 | |||||
| [1.01 2] | King Valdemar I of Denmark Estridsen (1131-1182) | ||||
| Generation 2 | |||||
| [1.02* ] | Hertug af Schleswig _____ Knud Lavard (1091-1131) |
unsupported
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| [2.01* ] | Princess of Kiev Ingeborg Mstislavasdotter (~1099-1140) |
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King Valdemar I of Denmark Estridsen
(1131-1182)
Hertug af Schleswig _____ Knud Lavard
(1091-1131)
Princess of Kiev Ingeborg Mstislavasdotter
(~1099-1140)
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