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 Pomerania - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Pomerania (Polish Pomorze; German Pommern), former maritime province of Prussia, on the Baltic Sea.
The historical region of Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern) comprised the areas at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea between the estuaries of the Oder and...
Pomerania is a collective term used to refer to the three regions of Hither Pomerania, Farther Pomerania, and Pomerelia.
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 Meet the Middle ages - Society - People of power - Eric of Pomerania
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.
His father was a duke, his mother a Danish princess, Maria, who was the daughter of Queen Margareta ´s sister.
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 Eric of Pomerania Details, Meaning Eric of Pomerania Article and Explanation Guide
Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern (Danish title), Erik av Pommern (Erik III) (Norwegian title) or Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish title), was adopted by Margaret I of Denmark and became king of Norway (1389-1442), of Denmark (1412-1439), and of Sweden and the Kalmar Union (1396-1439).
He was born in 1382 as the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Maria of Mecklenburg, grand daughter of Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark and a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden.
In years 1449-1459 he ruled the Duchy of Slupsk (part of Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459.
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 Eric of Pomerania - Definition, explanation
He was born in 1382 as the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg, the only surviving granddaughter of Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark and also a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden and Haakon V of Norway.
In 1406 king Eric married Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun.
In 1440, Eric having been deposed in all his kingdoms, his nephew Christopher of Bavaria was chosen to succeed on the thrones.
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  Eric of Pomerania Information
Initially named Boguslav, he was the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg, the only surviving granddaughter of Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark and also a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden and Haakon V of Norway.
In 1406 King Eric married Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun.
From 1449 to 1459, Eric ruled the Duchy of Stolp (part of the Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459 at Rügenwald Castle in Pomerania, and is buried in Darłowo (Ruegenwalde), Poland.
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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern, Erik VII (Danish title), Erik av Pommern (Eirik III) (Norwegian title) Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish title) or Eryk Pomorski (Polish title), was king of Norway (1389 – 1442), elected king of Denmark (1396 – 1439), and of Sweden (1396 – 1439).
Eric's maternal grandfather was Duke Henry of Mecklenburg, who was a rival of Olaf Haakonsson in regard to the Danish succession in 1375.
From 1449 to 1459, Eric ruled the Duchy of Stolp (part of the Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459 at Rügenwald Castle in Pomerania, and was buried in Rügenwalde (now Darłowo, Poland).
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 Eric of Pomerania at AllExperts
Initially named Boguslav, he was the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg, the only surviving granddaughter of Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark and also a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden and Haakon V of Norway.
Eric's maternal grandfather was Duke Henry of Mecklenburg, who was rival to Queen Margaret in regard to Danish succession in 1375.
In 1406 King Eric married Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun.
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Initially named Burgislav, he was the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg, the only surviving granddaughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and also a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden and Haakon V of Norway.
In 1406 King Eric married Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun.
From 1449 to 1459, Eric ruled the Duchy of Stolp (part of the Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459 at Rügenwald Castle in Pomerania, and was buried in Rügenwalde (now Darłowo, Poland).
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 Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
Eric of Pomerania, the hereditary king of Norway
Eric VI of Sweden, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
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Eric was the picture of everything a youth should be--a champion athlete, a splendid human being, vibrant with energy and loved by all who knew him.
Eric IX of Sweden - Eric IX of Sweden (or Erik the Lawgiver or Eric the Saint.
Eric Conspiracy - The Eric Conspiracy is an alleged, shadowy group of mustached hackers named "Eric" that was first pinpointed as a sinister conspiracy by an infamous posting to the talk.bizarre newsgroup in 1987 (thought to be influenced by the numerous "Eric" jokes by Monty Python).
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 4. The Union of Kalmar. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
She had her grandnephew, Eric of Pomerania, elected king of all three countries but retained effective power herself.
Eric finally took flight, and the Danish council called in CHRISTOPHER (of Bavaria), nephew of Eric, who again ruled all three countries (elected in Sweden, 1440; in Norway, 1442).
His reign marked the nadir of the monarchy, for Christopher was entirely dependent on the Hansa towns and was obliged to renew all their privileges, despite protests from the Danish burghers.
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 Eric VII of Denmark Biography
Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern (Danish title) or Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish an Norwegian title), was adopted by Margaret I of Denmark and became king of Denmark (1412-1439), king regent of the Kalmar Union, in Norway (1412-1442) and in Sweden (1396-1439).
He was born in 1382 as the son of Vratislav of Pomerania and Maria of Mecklenburg, grand daughter of Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark and a descendant of Magnus I of Sweden.
In years 1449-1459 he ruled the Duchy of Slupsk (part of Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459.
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 Charles VIII of Sweden - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
His father was said by contemporary legends to descend from a younger brother of King Eric IX (Saint Eric).
Due to the growing dissatisfaction over King Eric of Pomerania among the Swedish nobility, Charles was in 1436 made Rikshövitsman, an office as Military Governor of the Realm and finally replacing the king as an elected regent from 1438 to 1440, as the result of the rebellion by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson.
Eric of Pomerania was forced to step down from the throne and in 1440 Christopher of Bavaria, was elected king in the Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
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 History of Norway
In Norway she was not only made ruler for life, but her nephew, Eric of Pomerania, was acknowledged as the lawful heir.
The same year Eric was acknowledged King of Norway, and in 1395-6 as King of Denmark and Sweden.
Left to himself, the headstrong and hot-tempered Eric made one mistake after another and soon found all the Hanseatic towns on the Baltic against him.
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Eric began his reign by assassinating two of his eight brothers, and later killed five other brothers.
Eric of Pomerania tried to rule the three countries, but Sweden and Norway rebelled.
Eric fled in 1439 and Christopher III of Bavaria became the ruler, imposing Danish rule.
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 Eric
Eric I of Sweden, one of the sons of Björn Ironside
Eric II of Sweden, Swedish king of the House of Munsö
Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
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Christopher of Bavaria known by his Danish and Norwegian title as Christoffer (III) af/av Bayern and by his Swedish title as Kristofer av Bayern (26 February 1416-5 January/6 January 1448) was union king of Denmark (1440-1448) and Norway (1442-1448), and of Sweden (1441-1448).
He was probably born at Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, the son of Duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt and Catherine Vratislava, sister to Eric of Pomerania.
As the nephew of Eric of Pomerania, Christopher, who was rather unfamiliar to Scandinavian conditions, was chosen by the Danish nobility as the successor to his uncle, first as regent from 1439, and then as king from 1440.
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 Erik - Thagodz Wiki
Eric of Pomerania, the hereditary king of Norway
Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
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 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Kalmar Union
King Albert, born in Germany, was involved in a struggle regarding a contested inheritance with parts of the Swedish nobility and their rebellion received help from the Danes, who intended the union to serve as a check on the growing power of the German Hanseatic League.
Royal seal of Eric VII (1398) symbolising: (Centre): Norway (the hereditary realm) within an inescutcheon upon a Dannebrog cross over all; Quarterly: dexter chief: Denmark, sinister chief: Sweden, sinister base: Pomerania, dexter base: Norway.
The Swedes were not happy with the Danes' frequent wars on Schleswig, Holstein, Mecklenburg, and Pomerania, which were a disturbance to Swedish exports (notably iron) to the Continent.
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 Science Fair Projects - Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania, Erik af Pommern (Danish title), Erik av Pommern (Erik III) (Norwegian title) or Erik av Pommern (Eric XIII) (Swedish title), was adopted by Margaret I of Denmark and became king of Norway (1389 – 1442), of Denmark (1412 – 1439), and of Sweden and the Kalmar Union (1396 – 1439).
In years 1449-1459 he ruled the Duchy of Stolpe (part of Duchy of Pomerania) as Eric I. He died in 1459.
At the time when he was deposed as the king in Sweden and Denmark, he was offered to rule as a Norwegian king only.
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 MARGARET I
After her father’s death, she had her young son, Olaf (1370–87), elected king of Denmark (1376) and governed in his stead, as she also did in Norway after her husband’s death in 1380.
When Olaf died in 1387, she was elected head of state in both countries; at the same time she had her grandnephew, Eric of Pomerania (1382–1459), acknowledged as her heir.
As head of the three realms, she had Eric crowned king of Denmark and Sweden in 1397 (he had been accepted as king of Norway in 1389) and had a treaty signed at Kalmar that created a union of all three countries.
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 Brief History of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 12th century, Sweden was Christianized by Eric IX (the Swedes count their monarchs since the time of the Varangians).
The city of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland is considered the founder of the Hanseatic League (1161).
During the course of this war, which ended indecisively (1570), Eric, who killed some members of the nobility with his own hands, was deposed and substituted by John III Vasa (1568-1592), son of Gustavus.
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 Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden.
Eric of Pomerania marries Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England.
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In the "Battle of the Thirty", a mass trial by combat, the Clan Cameron defeat the Clan MacKintosh on the North Inch of Perth, Scotland.
Queen Margaret of Norway, Denmark and Sweden makes her adopted son Eric of Pomerania joint ruler of Sweden.
Eric had already been made joint ruler of Norway.
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Erik VII of Denmark, Eirik of III Norway, Eric XIII of Sweden
King Albert, born in Germany, was involved in a struggle regarding a contested inheritance with parts of the Swedish nobility and their rebellion received help from the Danes, who intended the union to serve as a check on the growing power of the German Hanseatic League.
The Swedes were not happy with the Danes' frequent wars on Schleswig, Holstein, Mecklenburg, and Pomerania, which were a disturbance to Swedish exports (notably iron) to the Continent.
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