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Margaret I was the regent of Denmark (from 1375), of Norway (from 1380), and of Sweden (from 1389), who, by diplomacy and war, pursued dynastic policies that led to the Kalmar Union (1397), which united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden until 1523 and Denmark and Norway until 1814.
Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412) Queen of Denmark and one of Scandinavia's greatest monarchs, who unified Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by the Union of Kalmar.
Margaret I (Danish: Margrete Valdemarsdatter, Norwegian: Margrete Valdemarsdotter, Swedish: Margareta Valdemarsdotter, Icelandic: Margrét Valdimarsdóttir) (1353 – 28 October 1412) was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century.
Margaret I of Denmark was born around 1353 in Soborg, Denmark. The daughter of King Valdemar IV and Queen Helvig, the couple arranged for Margaret to marry King Haakon VI of Norway in 1363. Her parents hoped that Margaret’s marriage would strengthen the kingdom’s standing.
Margaret I the Great. Queen Regnant of Scandinavia. When widowed, she ruled as Margaret I of Denmark 1387-1412 and also of Norway and Sweden from 1388, with Fullmighty Lady Householder and Guardian Fru Husbonde och Fullmäktig Förmyndare as her only formal title.
Upon the death of Haakon in 1380, Olav inherited Norway and Margaret was again selected as regent. Olav’s death in 1387 saw Margaret take up the position of regent in Denmark and Norway until a new king was elected.
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Margaret Valdemarsdatter (Norwegian: Margrete Valdemarsdotter) (1353 – October 28, 1412) was Queen of Norway, Regent of Denmark and Sweden, and founder of the Kalmar Union which joined the Scandinavian countries for over a century. She died in 1412, and her grave stands behind the high altar in the Roskilde Cathedral, near Copenhagen.
