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Male King of Denmark Valdemar (The Great) Knudsen I Click to view King of Denmark Valdemar (The Great) Knudsen I in the family tree

Valdemar, known as The Great, was born on January 14th, 1131 in Roskilde, Denmark.1   The Great's father was Prince Knut (Lavard) Eriksson of Denmark and his mother was Princess Ingeborg of Kiev.  His paternal grandparents were King of Denmark Erik (Eiegod) Svendsson I and Queen of Denmark Bothild Thorgatsdatter; his maternal grandparents were Grand Duke Mstislas of Kiev I and Princess Kristina Ingesdottir of Sweden. He had three sisters named Kristin, Margaret and Cathrine.  He was the youngest of the four children.  He died at the age of 51 on May 12th, 1182.1 

Family Details of The Great's family with Queen of Denmark Sofiya Vladimorovna

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