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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.
Aug 15, 2021 · 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 a tumultuous period in the medieval history of Denmark.
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The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark was already consolidated in the 8th century, whose rulers are consistently referred to in Frankish sources (and in ...
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.
Jan 12, 2024 · The first was King Eric III, back in 1146. In two days, Queen Margrethe II will become the second monarch, and first queen, to abdicate the Danish throne. The last (and only other) time an ...
Erik XIV (born Dec. 13, 1533, Stockholm, Swed.—died Feb. 26, 1577, Örbyhus) was the king of Sweden (1560–68) who expanded the powers of the monarchy and pursued an aggressive foreign policy that led to the Seven Years’ War of the North (1563–70) against Denmark.
The Thirty Years’ War: Intervention by Denmark and Sweden, 1625-1635 | The Great Powers in Conflict. A vigorous and ambitious monarch, King Christian IV sought to extend Danish political and economic power over northern Germany.
