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Male King Valdemar Knudsen I of Denmark Click to view King Valdemar Knudsen I of Denmark in the family tree

Valdemar was born in Roskilde, Denmark.  Valdemar's father was Duke Knut Lavard Eriksson of South Jutland and his mother is Ingeborga of Kiev.  His paternal grandparents were King Erik ("the Evergood") Svendsson I of Denmark and Bothilde Thorgatsdottir; his maternal grandparents were Grand Duke Harold Mstislav I of Kiev and Kristina Ingesdottir of Sweden.  He was an only child.  He died on May 12th, 1182.


Valdemar's family with Sofiya Vladimoroyna Of Novgorod

‌Valdemar and Sofiya were married in a religious ceremony in 1157 in Roskilde, Denmark.  They had a daughter named Helene.

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