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Facts

Born 1170 • Denmark
Died March 28, 1241 (aged 71) • Denmark
Title / Office king (1202-1241), Denmark
Role In Crusades

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Valdemar II, coin, 13th century; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
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Canute
Canute (I)
king of England, Denmark, and Norway
Valdemar IV Atterdag
Valdemar IV Atterdag
king of Denmark
Canute VI
Canute VI
king of Denmark
Valdemar I
Valdemar I
king of Denmark
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Erik VI
king of Denmark
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Christian Günther, count von Bernstorff
Danish diplomat
Carl Christian Hall, detail of an oil painting by J.V. Gertner, 1864; in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Carl Christian Hall
Danish politician
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J.H.E., count von Bernstorff
Danish statesman
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Peter Rochegune Munch
Danish politician
Alfred the Great
Alfred
king of Wessex
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Andreas Peter, Greve von Bernstorff
Danish foreign minister
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Anker Jørgensen
prime minister of Denmark
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
prime minister of Denmark
Margaret I
Margaret I
queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
King Frederik of Denmark
Frederik X
king of Denmark
An Australian queen
Queen Mary of Denmark
queen of Denmark
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen
prime minister of Denmark
Johannes Ewald, engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens, 1779.
Johannes Ewald
Danish poet
Margrethe II
Margrethe II
queen of Denmark
Christian II
Christian II
Scandinavian king

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