He may have been crowned King of Norway in Oslo in 1392, but this is disputed. Grolier Inc. 1999. as Eric I. He reputedly refused the offer. Queen Margaret led a consistent foreign policy of not getting entangled in binding alliances and foreign wars. That he was also a charming and well-spoken man of the world was shown by a great European tour of the 1420s. This led to conflicts with Otto III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin and even Eric I. Thank You for bidding! In 1440, Eric, having been deposed in Denmark and Sweden, was succeeded by his nephew, Christopher of Bavaria, who had been chosen for the thrones. Eric of Pomerania was born as Bogusław of the House of Griffins on 11th of June 1382 A.D. Although the burghers captured his guards, Eric managed to escape. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments. He was to be their great king. Eric of Pomerania KG (1381 or 1382 – 3 May 1459) was King Eric (Eirik) III of Norway (1389–1442), King Eric VII of Denmark (1396–1439), and King Eric (Ericus) [1] of Sweden (1396–1439; known there in history mainly as Erik av Pommern). 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 numbered Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and Eric XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). His respite was temporary — the Swedish nobility soon enlisted the Danish regent's help to remove Albert from the Swedish throne. 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 numbered Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and Eric XIII [lower-alpha 1] as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). Despite being a partitioned duchy in reality, Pomerania was granted to the dukes as one fief to be co-ruled, which meant that several issues had to be acted upon in common. Negatively, he seems to have had a hot temper, a lack of diplomatic sense, and an obstinacy that bordered on mulishness. Christopher, his successor, died in 1448, long before Eric himself. Eric of Pomerania was King Eric III of Norway (1389–1442) Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark (1396–1439), and King of Sweden (1396–1439) known there mainly as Erik av Pommern. Arte Johnson (a.k.a. He was Eric VII of Denmark, Eric III of Norway and has been counted as Eric XIII of Sweden, but never numbered himself that way. The emperor ordered Erich II and Wartislaw X to recognize the suzerainty of Brandenburg. Notable Actors and Actresses: 15 actors, 1 actor/comedian. To him Eric handed over Gotland in return for the permission to leave for Pomerania. Eric of Pomerania was forced to step down from the throne and in 1440 Christopher of Bavaria, was elected king of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. He married Sophia von Pommern (c1435-1497) 1451 JL . Eric died in 1474 of a plague-like disease. Another important event was his making Copenhagen a royal possession in 1417, thereby assuring its status as the capital of Denmark. 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. The wedding was accompanied by a purely defensive alliance with England. With his wife, he had nine children: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_II,_Duke_of_Pomerania&oldid=951142727, Medieval nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 April 2020, at 18:25. The Norwegian nobility remained loyal to King Erik, and in 1439 he gave Sigurd Jonsson the title of drottsete, under which he was to rule Norway in King Erik's name. Upon the death in 1412 of Queen Regnant Margaret the Great, who was his great aunt and had adopted him, Eric ruled the three kingdoms himself. In further disrespect of the city's rights he ordered local peasants to aid him. From contemporary sources, Eric appears as intelligent, visionary, energetic and a firm character. In August 1457, Eric was hunting in the forests near Horst, belonging not to his lands, but to the Hanseatic city of Greifswald. In 1451, Wartislaw IX arranged his son's marriage to Sophia, daughter of Bogislaw IX of Pomerania-Stolp and heiress of Eric I of Pomerania-Stolp, who had also been king of the Kalmar Union. Boguslaw's claim to the Swedish throne came through his great-granduncle, Magnus IV of Sweden, who was forced to abdicate by the Swedish nobles. Eric of Pomerania with Margaret I of Denmark at his coronation. The next monarch (reigned 1448–81) was Eric's kinsman, Christian I of Denmark, who was the son of Eric's earlie… Erik VII, also called 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]), 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. At the same time, a union treaty was drafted, declaring the establishment of what has become known as the Kalmar Union. In 1402, Queen Margaret entered into negotiations with King Henry IV of England about the possibility of an alliance between the Kingdom of England and the Nordic union. In the 12th century, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire's Duchy of Saxony and Denmark conquered Pomerania, ending the tribal era. On 26 October 1406, Eric married the 13-year-old Philippa at Lund. King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and Duke of Pomerania-Stolp) Eric of Pomerania KG (1381 or 1382 – 3 May 1459) was King Eric (Eirik) III of Norway (1389–1442), King Eric VII of Denmark (1396–1439), and King Eric (Ericus)[1] of Sweden (1396–1439; known there in history mainly as Erik av Pommern). Greifswald's mayor Heinrich Rubenow led the burghers of Greifswald and Stralsund in an attempt to arrest Eric. He was buried in Eldena Abbey near Greifswald and was succeeded by his son Bogislaw X. Eric II married Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp. is free for shipping. Thank You for bidding! She wanted the kingdoms to be unified and peaceful and hence, chose the son of her father's surviving granddaughter, Boguslaw, to be named heir. Royal seal of Eric of Pomerania (1398) depicting: (Centre): a lion rampant crowned maintaining an axe (representing Norway) within an inescutcheon upon a cross over all; Quarterly: in Dexter Chief, three lions passant in pale crowned and maintaining a Danebrog upon a semy of hearts (representing Denmark); in Sinister Chief: three crowns (representing Sweden or the Kalmar Union); in Dexter Base: a lion rampant (Folkung lion) (representing Sweden); and in Sinister Base: a griffin segreant to sinister (representing Pomerania). Upon Eric I's death, in 1459 Eric II gained Pomerania-Stolp and Pomerania-Rügenwalde due to the claims of his wife. The English side wanted these weddings to seal an offensive alliance between the Nordic kingdoms and England, which could have led to the involvement of the Nordic union on the English side in the ongoing Hundred Years' War against the Kingdom of France. Eventually he returned to Pomerania, where he died in 1459. Eric was born in 1382 in Rügenwalde (Darłowo). During the 1430s the policy of the king fell apart. Shipping and handling. It took until 1395 for Margaret to force Albert's supporters out of Stockholm. Ingeborg was a daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and his Queen consort Heilwig of Schleswig. Come the 1420s, the Danish monarch was Eric of Pomerania, a handsome and headstrong king.He would come to blows with Hanse cities over the Duchy of Schleswig.. Schleswig is the “neck” of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula. Notable ancestors includeHenry II of England (1133-1189), William I of England (1027-1087), Charlemagne … The next monarch (reigned 1448–81) was Eric's kinsman, Christian I of Denmark, who was the son of Eric's earlier rival, Count Theodoric of Oldenburg. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. In Norway, a peasant rebellion led by Amund Sigurdsson (1400–1465), rebelled against King Erik and his officials, besieging Oslo and Akershus Castle. 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