eric of pomerania

She therefore rejected the English proposals. Albert and his son Erik were captured when their horses became mired in mud so deep they could not escape. For ten years Erik lived on Gotland and made his living by piracy against the merchant trade in the Baltic. Christopher, his successor, died in 1448, long before Eric himself. Even though the Pomeranian cities were able to mediate negotiations between the dukes which led to a compromise on 16 January 1457 at Rügenwalde, Eric lost the support of the other Pomeranian dukes with this action. His mother the Dowager Queen of Norway had added the phrase "the true heir of Sweden" to Boguslaw's list of titles at his coronation. Also, Eric I arranged the Lauenburg-Bütow Land at the Pomerelian border to be granted by the Polish king to Eric II on January 3, 1455, as a reward for aiding Poland in her struggles with the Teutonic Knights. 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. The statement is difficult to agree or disagree with because it is tied to a historical past when trade and trade routes were controlled by kings helping them earn revenues for themselves and their kingdoms. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. However the contract was not fulfilled and it came to military intervention. From contemporary sources, Eric appears as intelligent, visionary, energetic and a firm character. DENMARK, ERIC OF POMERANIA (1396–1439) COPPER STERLING Each additional item (coin,banknote,badge,postcard,stamp, etc.) Eric of Pomerania turned pirate after he was a king: is it better to be a pirate than the ruler of Sweden. She made provisions for the three kingdoms in the event of her death. When the Danish nobility opposed his rule and refused to ratify his choice of Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania as the next King of Denmark, he left Denmark and settled at his castle Visborg in Gotland, apparently a kind of a “royal strike” which led to his deposition by the National Councils of Denmark and Sweden in 1439. They split the duchy with Wartislaw X receiving the principality of Rügen (with Rügen, Barth, Tribsees and Grimmen) while Eric received the eastern parts. On 26 October 1406, Eric married the 13-year-old Philippa at Lund. Eric) 1929- Eric Idle 1943- Kaplan Kaye (a.k.a. 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. Eric of Pomerania KG (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was King Eric (Eirik) III of Norway (1389–1442), King Eric VII of Denmark (1396–1439), and King Eric (Ericus) XIII (VIII) of Sweden (1396–1439; known there in history mainly as Erik av Pommern). Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. 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. Another important event was his making Copenhagen a royal possession in 1417, thereby assuring its status as the capital of Denmark. Their son Albert was a rival of Olaf Haakonsson in regard to the Danish succession in 1375. He belonged to the Griffin Dynasty and reigned for 43 years. 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). 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. 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. He was the son of Warcisław VII, the Duke of Pomerania. found: Enc. King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and Duke of Pomerania-Stolp) It showed his interest in Danish trade and naval power, but also permanently challenged the other Baltic powers, especially the Hanseatic cities against which he also fought. 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. Christopher, his successor, died in 1448, long before Eric himself. After he had been deposed as king in Sweden and Denmark, the Norwegian Riksråd remained loyal to him, and wanted him to remain king of Norway only. Ingeborg was a daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and his Queen consort Heilwig of Schleswig. We would also like to celebrate that we have now over 10300 followers on Facebook The belt is tablet woven in silk and gilded silver. Perhaps Eric's most far-ranging act was the introduction of the Sound Dues (Øresundtolden) in 1429, which was to last until 1857. Shipping and handling. He was the first King of the Nordic Kalmar Union, succeeding his adoptive mother Margaret I of Denmark. He may have been crowned King of Norway in Oslo in 1392, but this is disputed. Erich II. A contemporary picture of Eric. 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). Christopher of Bavaria was the son of Johann, Count Palatine of Neumarkt (1383–1443) and Catherine of Pomerania (c. 1390–1426). The wedding was accompanied by a purely defensive alliance with England. On 2 August 1387, Olav Håkonsson, King of Denmark since he was five years old and King of Norway since the death of his father, died unexpectedly at seventeen years of age. Brandenburg was again granted the right of inheritance of Pomerania upon the extinction of the House of Pomerania. 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. After the abdication, the Swedish nobles, led by Bo Jonsson (Grip), had invited Count Albert of Mecklenburg to take the Swedish throne. He died in 1459 at Darłowo (German:Rügenwalde) Castle and is buried in Church of St. Mary's From 1449–59, Eric succeeded Bogislaw IX, as Duke of Pomerania and ruled Pomerania-Rügenwalde, a small partition of the Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp (Polish: Księstwo Słupskie),[6] as Eric I. He reputedly refused the offer. The nobles, including his former supporter Bo Jonsson Grip, Sweden's largest landowner who controlled a third of the entirety of the Swedish territory and had the largest non-royal wealth in the country, soon conspired to get rid of him, resenting his attempts to restrict the traditional privileges of the nobility, as well as his use of German officials to fill important administrative positions in the Swedish provinces. Thank You for bidding! During this war he showed much energy and steadiness, but also a remarkable lack of adroitness. 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. King of Scandinavia. The lands of Pomerania were firstly ruled by local tribes, who settled in Pomerania around the 10th and 11th centuries. He was delivered by his mother Maria Niklotovic/Nikloting (of the Meklemburg) in his father’s castle in Darłowo on the coast of the Baltic Sea. His maternal grandparents were Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg and Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg. The campaigns were ended by the Peace of Prenzlau of 31 May 1472 and the Pomeranian dukes gave the pledge of allegiance to the elector. Greifen von Pommern-Wolgast, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, was born circa1425 to Wartislaw IX. After he had been deposed as king in Sweden and Denmark, the Norwegian Riksrådremained loyal to him, and wanted him to remain king of Norway only. Grolier Inc. 1999. as Eric I. Her maternal grandparents were Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (reigned 1312–1325) and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg.[3]. Notable ancestors includeHenry II of England (1133-1189), William I of England (1027-1087), Charlemagne … During the 1430s the policy of the king fell apart. 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. 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