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Eric of Pomerania (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.
Erik VII (born c. 1381, Pomerania—died c. June 1459, Rügenwalde, Pomerania [now Darłowo, Poland]) was the king of the united realms of Denmark, Norway (as Erik III), and Sweden (as Erik XIII) from 1397 to 1439; his autocratic rule and foreign wars eventually lost him the throne in all three of his dominions.
Jan 7, 2018 · Eric of Pomerania was no more than six at the time when he was bestowed as the future king by Margaret. He was 14 when he married his 12-year-old English wife, Princess Philippa, and just 15 when he was crowned as sovereign king in the ancient town of Kalmar, Rikets Nyekel –the key of the kingdom.
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 of Pomerania ( 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.
May 6, 2018 · In 1397, he became the first ruler of the Kalmar Union. His full title stated “King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Wends and Goths, Duke of Pomerania”. From his aunt, Eric was learning the ways of royalty, as she was still the one who was in control and it stayed that way till her death in 1412.
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 .
