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Valdemar II of Denmark. Mother. Berengaria of Portugal. Eric IV ( c. 1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny ( Danish: Erik Plovpenning ), was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers.
Aug 15, 2021 · Eric IV – Murdered Danish King c. 1216-1241. On the 10th of August 1250, Eric IV – also known as Eric Ploughpenny – was murdered on a boat and dumped in the firth of Schlei. His death was the culmination of ten years of civil war and the harbinger of an even more tumultuous period in the medieval history of Denmark. Dannenberg Tower.
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Eric IV of Denmark (1216-9 August 1250) was King of Denmark from 28 March 1241 to 9 August 1250, succeeding Valdemar the Conqueror and preceding Abel of Denmark. Eric was born in 1216, the son of Valdemar II of Denmark and the brother of Valdemar the Young, Abel of Denmark, and Christopher I of Denmark. His older brother Valdemar died in 1231, leading to Eric succeeding his father as King on ...
Eric IV of Denmark is the 2,693rd most popular politician (up from 2,863rd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 91st in 2019) and the 40th most popular Danish Politician. Eric IV of Denmark is most famous for being the first king of Denmark and Norway. He was born in 1209 and became king in 1227.
Eric IV (c. 1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny (Danish: Erik Plovpenning), was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers.
When King Eric IV 'Plovpenning' of Denmark was born in 1216, in Denmark, his father, King Valdemar II 'Sejr' of Denmark, was 46 and his mother, Berengaria of Portugal, was 22. He married Jutte Saxony in 1239, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.
