Eventually he returned to Pomerania, where he died in 1459. Eric was born in 1382 in Rügenwalde (Darłowo). For ten years Erik lived on Gotland and made his living by piracy against the merchant trade in the Baltic. 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. King of Scandinavia. 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). He was the first King of the Nordic Kalmar Union, succeeding his adoptive mother Margaret I of Denmark. The next monarch (reigned 1448–81) was Eric's kinsman, Christian I of Denmark, who was the son of Eric's earlie… A contemporary picture of Eric. Young Boguslaw was the grandson of Margaret's sister. Upon Eric I's death, in 1459 Eric II gained Pomerania-Stolp and Pomerania-Rügenwalde due to the claims of his wife. She made provisions for the three kingdoms in the event of her death. DENMARK, ERIC OF POMERANIA (1396–1439) COPPER STERLING Each additional item (coin,banknote,badge,postcard,stamp, etc.) 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. This led to conflicts with Otto III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin and even Eric I. Thank You for bidding! Name: Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Pomerania (Born Bogislav of Pomerania). His maternal grandparents were Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg and Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg. He had already nominally been King of Sweden for … 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). Amer., 1983: v. 10, p. 547 (Eric of Pomerania, 1381-1459. 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). By this he secured a large stable income for his kingdom that made it relatively rich and which made the town of Elsinore flowering. In 1456, Eric took over Maszewo Land in Farther Pomerania, despite Wassow being not included in his share of Pomerania. 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. is free for shipping. 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. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg. He was the first King of the Nordic Kalmar Union, succeeding his adoptive mother Margaret I of Denmark. 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. Although the burghers captured his guards, Eric managed to escape. A few decades after the uneasy union of Norway and Sweden in 1319 and the subsequent split, Eric of Pomerania united back the crowns, along with Denmark's. 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. Margaret lost no time and sent an army into Sweden to attack Albert while the Swedish nobles raised their own army to drive him out of the country. After the death of his father, Wartislaw IX, later in 1457, Eric received Pomerania-Wolgast together with his younger brother, Wartislaw X. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Also, Eric I arranged the Lauenburg-Bütow Land at the Pomerelian border to be granted by the Polish king to Eric II on 3 January 1455 as a reward for aiding Poland in her struggles with the Teutonic Knights. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg. Notable Actors and Actresses: 15 actors, 1 actor/comedian. At the same time, a union treaty was drafted, declaring the establishment of what has become known as the Kalmar Union. He reputedly refused the offer. However, when Albert attempted to introduce reduction of their large estates, they quickly turned against him. His respite was temporary — the Swedish nobility soon enlisted the Danish regent's help to remove Albert from the Swedish throne. The double wedding did not come off, but Eric's wedding to Philippa was successfully negotiated. [citation needed]. 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. Eric died in 1474 of a plague-like disease. [7], Eric's full title was: King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Pomerania[8], 18th century monument in Landskrona inscription states that the town was founded by king Erik XIII in 1413, Gyldendal og Politikens Danmarkshistorie, book 6, 1400 – 1500, by Troels Dahlerup, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2014, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, His listing in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. 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. Born Boguslaw, the son of Polish Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VII and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Eric's paternal grandparents were Boguslaw V, Duke of Pomerania and his second wife Adelheid of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. 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. They were put into chains and sent by Queen Margaret to Scania, where Albert was imprisoned in Lindholmen Castle. Brandenburg was again granted the right of inheritance of Pomerania upon the extinction of the House of Pomerania. Another important event was his making Copenhagen a royal possession in 1417, thereby assuring its status as the capital of Denmark. In Norway, a peasant rebellion led by Amund Sigurdsson (1400–1465), rebelled against King Erik and his officials, besieging Oslo and Akershus Castle. His name was changed to the more Nordic-sounding Erik. DENMARK, ERIC OF POMERANIA (1396–1439) STERLING, LUND Each additional item (coin,banknote,badge,postcard,stamp, etc.) He may have been crowned King of Norway in Oslo in 1392, but this is disputed. Eric) 1929- Eric Idle 1943- Kaplan Kaye (a.k.a. In 1456, Eric took over … 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. Christopher, his successor, died in 1448, long before Eric himself. Ingeborg was a daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and his Queen consort Heilwig of Schleswig. But with the King isolated in Gotland, the Norwegian nobility also felt compelled to depose him in 1440. The long war was a strain on the Danish economy as well as on the unity of the north. 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). The proposal was for a double wedding, whereby Eric would marry Henry's daughter, Philippa, and Henry's son, the Prince of Wales and future King Henry V, would marry Eric's sister, Katarzyna. In further disrespect of the city's rights he ordered local peasants to aid him. Yet, by now he was not only opposed by his co-ruling Pomeranian dukes, but also by the Pomeranian cities. 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. Eric (XIII) or Eric of Pomerania (the Pomeranian), in Swedish Erik av Pommern, was a Polish prince who lived 1382-1459 and became King of Norway as Eric III 1389-1442 and King of Denmark and Sweden 1396-1439, in Denmark as Eric VII. 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) of Sweden (1396–1439; known there in history mainly as Erik av Pommern). They split the duchy with Wartislaw X receiving the principality of Rügen (with Rügen, Barth, Tribsees and Grimmen) while Eric received the eastern parts. The lands of Pomerania were firstly ruled by local tribes, who settled in Pomerania around the 10th and 11th centuries. 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). Queen Margaret led a consistent foreign policy of not getting entangled in binding alliances and foreign wars. He was to be their great king. He had to yield to the demands of both the Holsteiners and the Hanseatic League. is free for shipping. Albert and his son Erik were captured when their horses became mired in mud so deep they could not escape. About Erik av Pommern of Pomerania, King of Denmark and Norway (Svenska) Erik av Pommern, oegentligt Erik XIII (c.1382-1459) var 1396–1439 (med två avbrott) kung av Sverige, som Erik III kung av Norge 1389–1442 samt som Erik VII kung av Danmark 1396–1439. Greifswald's mayor Heinrich Rubenow led the burghers of Greifswald and Stralsund in an attempt to arrest Eric. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1462, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg). 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. He was the first King of the Nordic Kalmar Union, succeeding his adoptive mother Margaret I of Denmark. That he was also a charming and well-spoken man of the world was shown by a great European tour of the 1420s. In 1434 the farmers and mine workers of Sweden began a national and social rebellion which was soon used by the Swedish nobility in order to weaken the power of the king. During the 1430s the policy of the king fell apart. On 8 September 1389, he was hailed as King of Norway at the Ting in Trondheim. In 1466 Eric II and Wartislaw X were granted liens by the elector of Brandenburg at Soldin. Because Eric did not respect Wartislaw X's rights as a co-ruler, Wartislaw sought for an alliance with the Margraviate of Brandenburg on 6 September 1459 in Angermünde. found: Enc. King Eirik III of Pomerania (a.k.a. The wedding was accompanied by a purely defensive alliance with England. Her maternal grandparents were Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (reigned 1312–1325) and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg.[3]. In August 1457, Eric was hunting in the forests near Horst, belonging not to his lands, but to the Hanseatic city of Greifswald. He married Sophia von Pommern (c1435-1497) 1451 JL . 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. In the 12th century, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire's Duchy of Saxony and Denmark conquered Pomerania, ending the tribal era. 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. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the House of Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. 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. King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and Duke of Pomerania-Stolp) However the contract was not fulfilled and it came to military intervention. 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. The marriage of these distant relatives granted Eric II access to Eric I's lands in Farther Pomerania. [4] After Philippa's death in 1430, he replaced her with her former lady in waiting Cecilia. Queen Margaret, however, remained the de facto ruler of the three kingdoms until her death in 1412. Aware that he would not withstand Brandenburg without allies, Eric sought to settle the conflict by allying with Poland and in 1470 invaded the Brandenburg Neumark. Referring to Eric of Pomerania as King Eric XIII of Sweden[2] is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–1568), who adopted his numeral according to a fictitious history of Sweden. On 26 October 1406, Eric married the 13-year-old Philippa at Lund. Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), (* between 1418 and 1425, † 1474), was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. Get the best deals on Eric of Pomerania (1396-1439), shop the largest numismatic marketplace at MA-Shops.com The belt of Eric of Pomerania. Just a year later, the Norwegians proclaimed Margaret the "reigning queen" and Albert of Sweden fought off an incursion from Norway. He was the first King of the Nordic Kalmar Union, succeeding his adoptive mother Margaret I of Denmark. Eric of Pomerania was born as Bogusław of the House of Griffins on 11th of June 1382 A.D. He reputedly refused the offer. 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). 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), The Encyclopedia Americana. The marriage of these distant relatives granted Eric II access to Eric I's lands in Farther Pomerania. He pawned the area north of the Brandenburgian Uckermark to Hohenzollern margrave Frederick II and in return became assured of military protection against his brother. 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. 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. He tried to regain South Jutland (Schleswig) which Margaret had been winning but he chose a policy of warfare instead of negotiations. He belonged to the Griffin Dynasty and reigned for 43 years. In 1388, several of the Swedish nobles wrote secretly to Margaret telling her that if she could rid them of Albert, they would make her Regent. He was buried in Eldena Abbey near Greifswald and was succeeded by his son Bogislaw X. Eric II married Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp. 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. She therefore rejected the English proposals. Arte Johnson (a.k.a. The Brandenburgers had their longtime claims to Pomerania re-verified by emperor Frederick III. King Eric was described by the future Pope Pius II as having "a beautiful body, reddish yellow hair, a ruddy face and a long narrow neck ... alone, without assistance and without touching the stirrups, he jumped upon a horse, and all women were drawn to him, especially the Empress, in a feeling of longing for love".[5]. Eric of Pomerania with Margaret I of Denmark at his coronation. Greifen von Pommern-Wolgast, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, was born circa1425 to Wartislaw IX. Mecklenburg's Duke Henry took a mediator role and the Mecklenburgian army moved eastward following the Tollense River, a Brandenburgian army advanced to the North from the Uckermark following the Randow River. The result was a devastating war that not only ended without conquests but also led to the loss of the South Jutlandic areas that he had already obtained. After the abdication, the Swedish nobles, led by Bo Jonsson (Grip), had invited Count Albert of Mecklenburg to take the Swedish throne. Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the House of Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. 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. In 1424, a verdict of the Holy Roman Empire by Sigismund, King of Germany, recognising Eric as the legal ruler of South Jutland, was ignored by the Holsteiners. The Rigsråd (Danish Thing) elected Queen Margaret as "all powerful lady and mistress and the Kingdom of Denmark's Regent". Eric of Pomerania turned pirate after he was a king: is it better to be a pirate than the ruler of Sweden. 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. 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. found: Wikipedia website, 19 January 2015: Philippa of England (4 June 1394 - 5 January 1430, also known as Philippa of Lancaster, she was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406-1430, she was the consort to Eric of Pomerania who ruled three kingdoms, she was daughter of Henry Bolingbroke and his wife Mary de Bohun) To him Eric handed over Gotland in return for the permission to leave for Pomerania. Shipping and handling. On 17 June 1397, he was crowned a king of the three Nordic countries in the cathedral of Kalmar. He died in 1459 at Darłowo (German:Rügenwalde) Castle and is buried in Church of St. Mary's 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. 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. 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. 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. Almost the whole of Eric’s sole rule was affected by his long-standing conflict with the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein. From contemporary sources, Eric appears as intelligent, visionary, energetic and a firm character. Shipping and handling. Going back into prehistory, it is not known how many Swedish monarchs were named Eric before this one (at least six were), so it would be speculative to try to affix a mathematically accurate one here. Christopher of Bavaria was the son of Johann, Count Palatine of Neumarkt (1383–1443) and Catherine of Pomerania (c. 1390–1426). Initially named Boguslaw, he was son to the only surviving granddaughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and also a descendant of Magnus III of Sweden and Haakon V of Norway. 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. Jutland ( Schleswig ) which Margaret had been winning but he chose a policy of the city 's rights ordered. Warcisław VII, the Duke of Mecklenburg and eric of pomerania of Denmark grandparents were Henry III, Duke Pomerania-Wolgast! Union treaty was drafted, declaring the establishment of what has become known as the capital of Denmark a of. 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