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Valdemar the Great's realm on 1178.10.1 — Denmark, 29 countiesValdemar the Great's coat of arms
Valdemar the Great's realm on 1178.10.1 — Denmark, 29 counties.

Named by the game's script

Valdemar the Great

Denmark on 1178.10.1

hello_history 201510
Culture
DanishNorth Germanic
House
Estrid
Nickname
the Great
Born
1131.1.14
Died
1182.5.12, aged 51
History ID
201510

Valdemar the Great is a historical character of Crusader Kings III: a man of Danish culture of the Catholicism faith of the house Estrid, born 1131.1.14, died 1182.5.12. On the start dates: 1178 — Denmark (29 counties). The game's script names him by ID in 1 place. History ID 201510. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/danish.txt.

This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json

Quick answers (3)
What is Valdemar the Great's character ID in CK3?
History ID 201510 — console: hello_history 201510.
Can you play as Valdemar the Great in CK3?
Not from the start screen's picks; he holds land on 1178, so he can be picked on the map.
Which CK3 start dates is Valdemar the Great alive on?
1178.10.1 (age 47).

Where the game names him

Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Valdemar the Great by ID — character:201510 — with the lines as written.

Scripted effects 1

On the start dates

What history/titles gives Valdemar the Great on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.

1178 1178.10.1

Age 47

9 titles, 29 counties in the realm counting vassals

  • Denmark
  • Jylland
  • Skåne
  • Aalborg
  • Aarhus
  • Ringkøbing
  • Sjælland
  • Viborg
  • Vorbasse

Married to Sofia Rurikid (1140–1198)

Traits and skills

  • 7Diplomacy
  • 7Martial
  • 10Stewardship
  • 8Intrigue
  • –Learning
  • –Prowess

Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.

Family

From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.

Parents 2

  • Knud Estrid (father, 1096–1131)
  • Ingeborg Vsevolodovich (mother, 1100–1181)

Spouses 1

  • Sofia Rurikid (from 1157.1.1, 1140–1198)

Children 8

  • Sophie Estrid (1159–1209)
  • Knud Estrid (1162–1202)
  • Margareta Estrid (1167–1217)
  • Maria Estrid (1167–1217)
  • Valdemar the Conqueror (1170–1241)
  • Ingeborg Estrid (1175–1225)
  • Helene Estrid (1180–1233)
  • Rikissa Estrid (1180–1230)

Brothers and sisters 2

  • Katerina Estrid (1120–1165)
  • Margrethe Estrid (half, 1129–1180)

In his history file

  • 1157.1.1Nickname → the Great

Family and house

From game/history/characters/danish.txt, history id 201510, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.

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