Back Waldemar I van Denemarke Afrikaans فالديمار الأول من الدنمارك Arabic فالديمار الاول من الدنمارك ARZ بیرینجی والدمار (دانمارک) AZB Вальдэмар I Вялікі Byelorussian Валдемар I (Дания) Bulgarian Valdemar I Catalan Valdemar I. Veliký Czech Valdemar den Store Danish Waldemar I. (Dänemark) German
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| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 1154 – 12 May 1182 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sweyn III | ||||
| Successor | Canute VI | ||||
| Born | 14 January 1131 | ||||
| Died | 12 May 1182 (aged 51) Vordingborg Castle, Vordingborg, Denmark | ||||
| Burial | St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted, Denmark | ||||
| Consort | Sophia of Minsk | ||||
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| 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.[1]
- ^ "Valdemar Den Store 1131–1182". Danmarks Historien. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2018.