Succession1202
Succeeds as King of Denmark
Historical person
Valdemar II Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Valdemar II, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Denmark.
7 records1202–12276 events5 places
Chronological biography
1202
1210
Capture of Pomerania1210
Completes the capture of most of the Pomeranian coast
1219
Capture of Tallinn1219
Captures Tallinn in Estonia & constructs a fortress
Invasion of Estonia1219
Launches a crusade against Estonia
1223
Arrest of Valdemar II1223
Captured by Count Heinrich of Schwerin
1225
Arrest of Valdemar II1225
Released after yielding all his conquests except Rugen & Estonia
1227
Battle of Bornhoved1227
Defeated in battle & forced to give up conquests in Estonia. Danish Baltic dominance comes to an end. An attempt to regain conquests ends at the Battle of Bornhoved
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.