Valdemar I the Great (1131-1182) was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182. Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence First Sejm, or Polish Parliment, convenes at Łęczyca Jews expelled from Paris by Philip Augustus Maronites reestablish their affiliation with Catholicism Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between... Events Births 8 September - Richard I of England Deaths August 21 - Alfonso VII, king of Castile (b. ... Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence First Sejm, or Polish Parliment, convenes at Łęczyca Jews expelled from Paris by Philip Augustus Maronites reestablish their affiliation with Catholicism Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between...

He was the son of Canute Lavard, a chivalrous and popular Danish prince, eldest son of Eric I of Denmark. His father was murdered only days before his birth. His mother, a Russian princess, named him after her grandfather, Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev. Eric I of Denmark (born circa 1070 - died 1103) was king of Denmark following his brother Olaf I in 1095. ... Vladimir Monomakh (1053 – May 19, 1125) was undoubtedly the best loved prince of Kievan Rus. ... Motto: Oblast Municipality Municipal government City council (Київська Міська рада) Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko Area 800 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 2,642,486 100% 3,299/km² Founded City rights around 5th century 1487 Latitude Longitude 50°27′ N 30°30′ E Area code +380 44 Car plates  ? Twin towns Athenes, Brussels, Budapest...

As one heir to the throne and with his rivals quickly gaining power he was raised at the court of Asser Rig of Fjenneslev together with Asser's son Absalon who would become his trusted friend and minister. Absalon (c. ...

When Valdemar was sixteen years old King Erik III abdicated and a civil war erupted. The pretenders were Sweyn (Grathe) son of Eric II, Canute son of Magnus who was son of king Niels, and Valdemar himself (he was holding Jutland (at least southern Jutland) as his possession). The civil war lasted the better part of ten years. Erik III Hakonson Lam (probably born around 1100-1105, died 1146) was the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ...

In 1157 king Sweyn hosted a great banquet for Canute, Absalon and Valdemar. This banquet was designed to dispose Sweyn of all his rivals. King Canute was killed but Absalon and Valdemar escaped. Valdemar returned to Jutland. Sweyn quickly launched an invasion only to be defeated by Valdemar and killed during flight, supposedly by a group of peasants who stumbled upon him as he was fleeing the battlefield. Valdemar had outlived all his rival pretenders and became sole King of Denmark.

In 1158 Absalon was elected as bishop of Roskilde and Valdemar made him his chief friend and advisor. He reorganized and rebuilt wartorn Denmark and at the instigation of Absalon declared war upon the Wends who inhabited Pomerania and the island of Rügen. In 1168 the Wendish capital of Arkona was taken and the Wends became Christians and subject to Danish suzeranity. Danish influence reached into Pomerania. Events January 11 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia End of the formal reign of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan, also the beginning of his cloistered rule, which will last to his death in 1192. ... The Wends are partly a term by some held equivalent to Vandals through a latinized form of Wendland, and partly a German abbreviation (also often used in English) for some Slavic people from north-central Europe. ... Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern and Pommerellen, Pomeranian (Kashubian): Pòmòrze and Pòmòrskô, Latin: Pomerania, Pomorania) is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea between and on both sides of the Vistula and Oder (Odra) rivers, reaching the Reknitz river... Rügen (Polish Rugia) is the largest German island. ... Events December 22 - Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. ...

Valdemar's reign saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its zenith under his second son Valdemar. Valdemar I died in 1182 and was succeeded by his first son Canute VI. Valdemar II (1170–1241), called Valdemar the Conqueror or Valdemar the Victorious, was the King of Denmark from 1202 until 1241. ... Canute IV (1163-1202), also called Canute VI because the two prior kings Harthacanute were counted under the name Canute in older Lists of Rulers, was King of Denmark (1182-1202). ...

Valdemar married Sophia of Polacak Sophia of Polotsk (daughter of Rahvalod Barysavič, Duke of Duchy of Polacak) Kniaz' orPrince of Polotsk and had the following children:

• king Canute VI of Denmark (1163-1202)
• king Valdemar II of Denmark (1170-1241)
• Rixa/Richeza (died 1220), married to king Eric X of Sweden
• Helen (died 1233), married to William, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
• Ingeborg (1175-1236), married to king Philip II of France

Canute IV (1163-1202), also called Canute VI because the two prior kings Harthacanute were counted under the name Canute in older Lists of Rulers, was King of Denmark (1182-1202). ... Valdemar II (1170–1241), called Valdemar the Conqueror or Valdemar the Victorious, was the King of Denmark from 1202 until 1241. ... Erik X ( c 1180 – 1216), Erik Knutsson (Eric son of Canute) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. ... Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ...

Sven III Grathe (11XX - 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Events Births 8 September - Richard I of England Deaths August 21 - Alfonso VII, king of Castile (b. ... Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence First Sejm, or Polish Parliment, convenes at Łęczyca Jews expelled from Paris by Philip Augustus Maronites reestablish their affiliation with Catholicism Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between... Canute IV (1163-1202), also called Canute VI because the two prior kings Harthacanute were counted under the name Canute in older Lists of Rulers, was King of Denmark (1182-1202). ...