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Oluf 2. eller Oluf Håkonsen, norsk Olav IV Håkonsson til tider også kaldet Oluf 3. [1] [2] (født december 1370, død 3. august 1387) var konge i Danmark 1376 - 1387 og i Norge 1380 - 1387. Indtil han blev 15 år, var hans mor Margrete 1. hans formynder.
In 1380, King Håkon of Norway died - only about 40 years old - and since Norway was a hereditary kingdom, he was automatically succeeded by his son Olav Håkonsson, whom we in Denmark call Oluf 2. The king died either during a campaign in Sweden or just after he had returned home.
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Feb 1, 2020 · Olaf of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Olaf (1370-1387) was King of Denmark 1375-1387 as Olaf II (Danish: Oluf) and King of Norway 1380-1387 as Olaf IV (Norwegian: Olav ), also born a Prince of Sweden and (primarily) of Norway, where his father was King.
Olaf II Haraldsson ( c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.
Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387) was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olaf IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.
Olaf or Olav ( / ˈoʊləf /, / ˈoʊlɑːf /, or British / ˈoʊlæf /; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr, Óleifr, Anleifr) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf.
Ved en rask manøvre fik hun ved farens død i stedet udnævnt sin søn Oluf 2. til konge. Han var dog kun 5 år, så Margrete blev udnævnt som formynder for ham. Om Olufs regeringstid ved vi ikke meget udover, at det var Margrete, der styrede landet sammen med drosten Henning Podebusk.
