Valdemar
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King of Sweden (1239–1302)
Key facts
- Reign
- 1250–1275
- Predecessor
- Erik Eriksson
- Successor
- Magnus Ladulås
- Died
- 26 December 1302 (aged 62 – 63)
- Spouse
- Sophia of Denmark
- Issue
- Ingeborg, Countess of Holstein Erik Valdemarsson the Elder Richeza, Queen of Poland Marina Valdemarsdotter Katarina Valdemarsdotter Margareta Valdemarsdotter
- House
- House of Bjälbo
- Father
- Birger Jarl
- Mother
- Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Waldemar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Nyköping Castle
- Spouse
- Sophia of Denmark
- Child
- Erik Valdemarsson
- Father
- Birger Jarl
- Sibling
- Benedict, Duke of Finland
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Family
- House of Bjelbo
- Image
- Waldemar of Sweden (1240s) bust 2009 Skara (2).jpg
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- name in native language
- Waldemar
- different from
- Valdemar
- Commons category
- Waldemar (Swedish king)
- date of death
- 1302-12-26
- date of birth
- 1243-00-00
- place of burial
- Riddarholm Church
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Encyclopedic overview
Valdemar Birgersson (1239 – 26 December 1302), also Waldemar, was King of Sweden from 1250 to 1275.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valdemar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.