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Valdemar the Young

1209 - 1231

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Valdemar (III) the Young (Danish: Valdemar den Unge) (c. 1209 – 28 November 1231) was a Junior King of Denmark from 1215 until his death. Valdemar was the eldest son and co-ruler of King Valdemar II of Denmark by his first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia. He did not outlive his father so was never a sole monarch. He is sometimes referred to as Valdemar III for example his tombstone reads in Latin: Waldemarus Tertius Rex Daniae, Filius Waldemari Secundi "Valdemar the Third, King of Denmark, son of Valdemar the Second". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valdemar the Young is the 9,694th most popular politician (down from 9,253rd in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 251st in 2019) and the 98th most popular Danish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valdemar the Young ranks 9,694 out of 19,576Before him are Aeropus I of Macedon, Dhu Nuwas, Temür Qutlugh, Georges Cadoudal, Georg Hilmar, and Bill Walker. After him are Iset, Butigeidis, Phankham Viphavanh, Carrie Lam, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1209, Valdemar the Young ranks 6Before him are Möngke Khan, Berke, Richard of Cornwall, Sancho II of Portugal, and Haji Bektash Veli.  Among people deceased in 1231, Valdemar the Young ranks 8Before him are Elizabeth of Hungary, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Emperor Tsuchimikado, and Władysław III Spindleshanks. After him are Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, and William II of Dampierre.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Valdemar the Young ranks 259 out of 1,032Before him are Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890), Holger Nielsen (1866), Grethe Ingmann (1938), Jacob Gade (1879), Kjeld Abell (1901), and Erik Scavenius (1877). After him are Ove Høegh-Guldberg (1731), Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785), Holger Pedersen (1867), Christen Købke (1810), Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562), and Christian Bohr (1855).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Valdemar the Young ranks 98Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (1935), Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798), Svein Knutsson (1016), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (1966), Holger Nielsen (1866), and Erik Scavenius (1877). After him are Ove Høegh-Guldberg (1731), Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785), Jens Otto Krag (1914), Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603), Erik Eriksen (1902), and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831).