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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. [1] Early life.
- 30 May 1232
- Berengaria of Portugal
Aug 15, 2021 · 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.
Eric is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and has been called Eric XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). Eric was ultimately deposed from all three kingdoms of the union, but in 1449 he inherited one of the partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania and ruled it as duke until his ...
- 1396 (de jure) or 28 October 1412 (de facto) – 24 September 1439
- Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
About: Eric IV of Denmark. Eric IV, also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny (Danish: Erik Plovpenning), (c. 1216 – 10 August 1250) was king of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers.
Canute was murdered 7 January 1131 by Eric's nephew Magnus the Strong, the son of King Niels, who viewed Canute as a likely competitor for the throne. Canute's death occurred days before the birth of his child, Valdemar, who would become King of Denmark from 1157 (54) to 1182.
- 1095–1103
- Roman Catholicism
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.
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. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric IV of Denmark has received more than 186,609 page views.
