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Absalon

Absalon (c. 1128 – 21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I of Denmark.…

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Born
c. 1128 near Sorø
Buried
Sorø Abbey
Died
21 March 1201(1201-03-21) (aged 72–73) Sorø
Diocese
Diocese of Roskilde (1158–1192) · Archdiocese of Lund (1178–1201)
Predecessor
Asser of Roskilde · Eskil of Lund
Successor
Peder Sunesen (Roskilde) · Anders Sunesen (Lund)

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Early life

Bishop and advisor

Archbishop of Lund

Death

Legacy

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Absalon

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Edges104
Triples212
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Early life · 43
Absalon → Abbey, Alban's Priory, Archbishop Eskil, Asser, Asser Rig, Both Absalon, Canute, Danish, Denmark, Due, During, Eric III, Esbern, Esbern Snare, Eskilsø Abbey, Fjenneslev, Gesta Danorum, Grathe Heath, Gregorian Reform, He
related to Policies · 42
Absalon → Absalon's, Antipope Victor IV, Augustinians, Barbarossa, Benedictine, Canonical Law, Cistercian, Cistercians, Copenhagen, Danes, Danevirke, Danish, Danish Synod, Denmark, Dole, English, Eskil, Frederick Barbarossa, German, Gesta Danorum
related to Archbishop of Lund · 24
Absalon → Archbishop, Archbishop Eskil, As, Bishop, By, Canute VI, Danish, Eskil, Frederick Barbarossa, He, Holy Roman Empire, Knud Lavard, Lund, On, Orthodox Christian, Papal, Roskilde, Scanian, Scanians, Under Canute VI
related to Wendish campaigns · 24
Absalon → Aarhus, Absalon's Bishopric, Arkona, Bishop Sweyn, But, Charenza, Christian, Danish, From Arkona, Garz, German, Henry, In, Lion, Rana, Roskilde, Rugievit, Rügen, Svantevit, The
related to Bishop and advisor · 22
Absalon → At, Christian, Christian Duchy, Christian Pomerania, Danish, Denmark, Duchy, During, Earlier Danish, Kungahälla, Poland, Pomerania, Pomeranian, Pomeranian Duke’s, Rana, Roskilde, Rügen, Szczecin, Valdemar, Wendish Crusade
related to Death · 20
Absalon → Abbey, Anders Sunesen, Archbishop, Bishop, Bishopric, Canute VI, Copenhagen, Danish, Duke Valdemar, Esbern Snarre, Fjenneslev, He, In, Lund, March, Peder Sunesen, Roskilde, Sorø Abbey, Valdemar II, When Absalon
related to Legacy · 13
Absalon → Baltic, Danish, Denmark, Esbern Snare, HDMS Absalon, His, In, L16, L17, Middle Ages, Royal Danish Navy, Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, That
related to Further reading · 12
Absalon → Absalon's Testamentum, Copenhagen, Danmarks Riges Historie, Gesta Danorum, Holder, Middelalder, Migne, Oldtiden, Patrologia Latina, Saxo, Steenstrup, Strassburg
related to External links · 3
Absalon → Axel, New International Encyclopedia, The American Cyclopædia
Diocese · 2
Absalon → Archdiocese of Lund (1178–1201), Diocese of Roskilde (1158–1192)

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danish denmark valdemar roskilde lund sorø church archbishop abbey bishop zealand wends rügen absalon's eskil died 1201 copenhagen sweyn canute

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AbsalonBornc. 1128 near Sorø1.00infobox
AbsalonBuriedSorø Abbey1.00infobox
AbsalonDied21 March 1201(1201-03-21) (aged 72–73) Sorø1.00infobox
AbsalonDioceseDiocese of Roskilde (1158–1192)1.00infobox
AbsalonDioceseArchdiocese of Lund (1178–1201)1.00infobox
AbsalonPredecessorAsser of Roskilde1.00infobox
AbsalonPredecessorEskil of Lund1.00infobox
AbsalonSuccessorPeder Sunesen (Roskilde)1.00infobox
AbsalonSuccessorAnders Sunesen (Lund)1.00infobox
Absalonrelated to Archbishop of LundArchbishop Eskil0.60section
Absalonrelated to Archbishop of LundEskil0.60section
Absalonrelated to Archbishop of LundValdemar's0.60section

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