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Eric of Pomerania (Polish: Eryk Pomorski lit. ' Eric the Pomeranian '; c. 1381/1382 – 24 September 1459), ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412.
- Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I (Danish: Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 –...
- Christopher of Bavaria
Eric of Pomerania was deposed as king of Denmark and Sweden...
- Ingeborg of Denmark
Ingeborg's grandson Eric of Pomerania inherited the rights...
- Eric Ii, Duke of Pomerania
Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474)...
- Margaret I of Denmark
Eric of Pomerania, ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412. 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.
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May 6, 2018 · He was her best chance. While still a child, Bogusław was crowned king of Denmark, and later Norway and Sweden, and became known as Eric of Pomerania.
Duke Wartislaw I (died 1135) was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of the Griffin dynasty. The most prominent Griffin was Eric of Pomerania, who became king of the Kalmar Union in 1397, thus ruling Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
- 12th century
- Wartislaw I
Eric of Pomerania. For many years, King Erik (1382-1459) was the King of the greatest realm in Europe. When he was dethroned, he became a pirate on the Baltic Sea. Erik, or Bogislav as he was called originally, was born in 1382 in the German duchy of Pommern (Pomerania in English), on the borders of present-day Germany and Poland.
Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg.
