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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.
- 1396 (de jure) or 28 October 1412 (de facto) – 24 September 1439
- Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Jan 7, 2018 · Eric died in Pomerania in 1459 with a tarnished name, a wife left behind to meet her own demise in a kingdom “under fire” caused by his own wrongdoings, and a great legacy that was left for him to run, ruined.
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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. Eric is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and ...
May 6, 2018 · Real power, however, lay in the hands of his mother Margaret. Olaf died at the age of 17. His father, Haakon VI Magnusson , King of Norway, died even earlier, which made queen Margaret I virtually the ruler of both Denmark and Norway. In the meantime, the Swedes were struggling against their ruler Magnus IV.
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 (Polish: Eryk Pomorski [Eric the Pomeranian]; 1381 or 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.
In 1474, Eric II died of the plague, and his son Bogislaw X inherited Pomerania-Stolp. Bogislaw's brothers had died the same year. After the death of his uncle Wartislaw X in 1478, he became the first sole ruler in the Duchy of Pomerania since almost 200 years. Eric II had left Pomerania in tense conflicts with Brandenburg and Mecklenburg ...
