Succession1340
Succeeds as King of Denmark
Historical person
Valdemar IV Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Valdemar IV, based on 18 World History Database records associated with Denmark.
18 records1340–138014 events10 places
Chronological biography
1340
1346
Rule of Estonia1346
Sells Estonia to buy back other lands
1350
Reballion of Rebels in Jutland1350
Puts down a rebellion in Jutland
Reballion of Rebels in Jutland1350
Puts down a rebellion in Jutland
Reballion of Rebels in Jutland1350
Puts down a rebellion in Jutland
1360
Capture of Scania1360
Captures Scania from Sweden
1361
Battle of Visby1361
Captures Gotland, leads to war with the Hanseatic League
Capture of Gotland1361
Captures Gotland after winning the Battle of Visby
Hanseatic League1361
Captures Gotland, leads to war with the Hanseatic League
1362
Battle of Helsinborg1362
Forces the Hanseatic League to make peace
Hanseatic League1362
Forces the Hanseatic League to make peace
1368
Capture of Scania1368
The Hansa defeats Valdemar IV & capture Scania
Confederation1368
77 towns of the Hansa join together against Valdemar IV
Defence of Danish Realm1368
Valdemar IV attempts to resist Hanseatic pressure on Denmark
Unification1368
77 towns of the Hansa join together against Valdemar IV
Hanseatic War ContinuesJanuary 1368
Valdemar IV faces renewed war from the Cologne Confederation of Hanseatic towns
1370
Treaty of Stralsund1370
Forced to pawn Skane to the Hanse for 15 yrs & to give trading rights in Denmark
1380
Rule of Iceland1380
Achieves sovereignty over Iceland
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.