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May 6, 2018 · While still a child, Bogusław was crowned king of Denmark, and later Norway and Sweden, and became known as Eric of Pomerania. In 1397, he became the first ruler of the Kalmar Union. His full title stated “King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Wends and Goths, Duke of Pomerania”. From his aunt, Eric was learning the ways of royalty, as she ...
In 1311 he participated in the magnificent tournament held by King Eric in Rostock. Death. Duke Valdemar died in the spring of 1312. He was succeeded as Duke by his son Eric II who had already been his father's coruler for several years. Valdemar was buried in the Schleswig Cathedral. Marriage and issue. In 1287 Duke Valdemar married Elisabeth ...
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Euphemia of Pomerania. Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. [1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
Jan 7, 2018 · Eric died in Pomerania in 1459 with a tarnished name, a wife left behind to meet her own demise in a kingdom “under fire” caused by his own wrongdoings, and a great legacy that was left for him to run, ruined.
Aug 15, 2021 · 15/08/2021. 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.
The Seal of Valdemar II. He was the second son of King Valdemar I of Denmark and Sophia of Polotsk. When his father died, young Valdemar was only twelve years old. He was named duke of Southern Jutland (Latin: dux slesvicensis.) His regent was Bishop Valdemar Knudsen, the illegitimate son of King Canute V of Denmark. Bishop Valdemar was an ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Died: October 24, 1375, Zealand. Title / Office: king (1340-1375), Denmark. Valdemar IV Atterdag (born c. 1320, Denmark—died October 24, 1375, Zealand) was the king of Denmark (1340–75) who united his country under his own rule after a brief period of alien domination. His aggressive foreign policy led to conflict with Sweden, North German ...
