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4 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current King of the United Kingdom and King of Norway are agnatic members of this house, meanwhile the King of Spain and King of ...
- Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- (adoptive:)Bernadotte
- 1101; 922 years ago
- Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
4 days ago · Margaret was the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland. In 1286, she would technically become the queen of Scots after Alexander III of Scotland died. The Scottish Parliament appointed six Guardians to rule on her behalf, and on 12 March 1290 the Scots agreed in the Treaty...
2 days ago · Cnut ( / kəˈnjuːt /; [3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; [a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4] [5] [6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [1] The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are ...
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Apr 30, 2024 · Margaret (r. 1286-1290) When her grandfather died, Princess Margaret, 'the Maid of Norway', was only three years old. The Scottish Parliament appointed six Guardians to rule on her behalf, and on 12 March 1290 the Scots agreed in the Treaty of Brigham (Berwickshire) that she should marry Edward I of England's eldest son, Prince Edward. At the ...
3 days ago · Christopher II 1276–1332 King of Denmark r. 1320–1326, r. 1329–1332: Eric VI Menved 1274–1319 King of Denmark r. 1286–1319: Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden 1277–1319: Margaret Eriksdatter of Denmark 1277–1341: Birger Magnusson 1280–1321 King of Sweden: Eric II c. 1290 –1325 Duke of Schleswig: Sophia of Werle d. 1339: Gerhard ...
Apr 28, 2024 · This delay was due to Denmark's membership in the Kalmar Union, with Norway and Sweden under one monarch. No illustration survives of its flag, but a letter by King Eric of Pomerania refers to its red cross on a yellow background – the same one featured on the original Danish flag a century earlier. This is what we now call the Nordic cross.
6 days ago · Alexander III (r. 1249-1286) Born in 1241, the only son of Alexander II and his second wife, Marie de Coucy, Alexander became king at the age of seven, on the death of his father. On Christmas Day 1251, when he was ten, he was knighted at York by Henry III, and the following day he was married to the English monarch's eldest daughter, Princess ...
