Valdemar Of Denmark (bishop)
Valdemar Knudsen (also Waldemar, born 1157/1158; died April 1235 or 1236 probably in Cîteaux) was a Danish clergyman and statesman. His mother gave birth to him as the posthumous illegitimate son of Canute V of Denmark. Valdemar officiated as Bishop of Schleswig (1182–1208), Steward of the Duchy of Schleswig (1182–1193), and Prince-Archbishop of Bremen (1192/1206–1218).
His father, Canute V, was slain on 9 August 1157 by the co-regent Sweyn III. So Valdemar, like his half-brother, Saint Niels of Århus, claimed succession to the Danish throne.
Valdemar grew up at the court of his cousin Valdemar I of Denmark, the Great. Valdemar studied in Paris. After his studies his cousin promoted Valdemar's provision for the See in Sleswick (Danish: Slesvig, German: Schleswig) in 1178/1182.
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