Valdemar I of Denmark
Also known as Valdemar I, Valdemar I Knudsen
King of Denmark
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- Germany
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- Soulfood2010
- To the Fifty Engineers2012
- The Body2013
- 82016
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HouseEstridsen FatherCanute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig MotherIngeborg 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.