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Succession background. Eric was born in either 1381 or 1382 in Darłowo (formerly Rügenwalde), Pomerania, Poland. Born Bogislaw, Eric was the son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania, and Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
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Feb 29, 2024 · Erik of Pomerania. Danish: Erik af Pommern. Swedish and Norwegian: Erik av Pommern. Born: c. 1381, Pomerania. Died: c. June 1459, Rügenwalde, Pomerania [now Darłowo, Poland] Title / Office: king (1397-1442), Norway. king (1397-1439), Denmark. king (1397-1439), Sweden. See all related content →.
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Jun 5, 2019 · Death: May 03, 1459 (76-77) Darłowo, Sławno, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. Place of Burial: Rugenwalde, Pommern, Poland. Immediate Family: Son of Wartislaw VII, Duke and Maria of Mecklenburg, af Mecklenburg. Husband of Philippa of Lancaster, Princess of England, Queen of Denmark, Sweden & Norway. Partner of Cecylia.
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May 16, 2019 · King of Sweden. 1436-1439. Succeeded by. Karl Knutsson Bonde. Biography. Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish title), was adopted by Margaret of Denmark and became king of Denmark (1412-1439), king regent of the Kalmar Union, in Norway (1412-1442) and in Sweden (1396-1439).
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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. His father was a duke, his mother a Danish princess, Maria, who was the daughter of Queen Margareta ´s sister. Maria died young.
Erik af Pommern (oprindeligt Bugislav; født 1382 i Darłowo, død 1459 i Pommern ), var konge af Norge (som Erik 3.) 1389 - 1442, Danmark (som Erik 7.) og Sverige (som Erik 13.) 1396 - 1439.
Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He 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).