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  Ancestors and Family of Håkon VI Magnusson of Norway
HAAKON MAGNUSSON THE YOUNGER, Norwegian HÅKON MAGNUSSON DEN YNGRE, king of Norway (1355-80) whose marriage to Margaret, daughter of the Danish king Valdemar IV, in 1363 paved the way for the eventual union (1397) of the three major Scandinavian nations--Denmark, Norway, and Sweden--the Kalmar Union.
Haakon was deeply embroiled throughout his reign in political conflicts with Sweden, Denmark, and the cities of the north German trading confederation, the Hanseatic League.
Haakon again assisted Magnus against the rebellious Swedish nobles in 1364, but the two kings were defeated, and Haakon retreated while his father was taken prisoner.
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 Ancestors and Family of Margaret Valdemarsdottir of Denmark
Haakon, however, succeeded in keeping his Norwegian kingdom, and it was there that Margaret spent her youth, under the tutelage of Märta Ulfsdotter, a daughter of the Swedish saint, Bridget.
Margaret married Håkon VI Magnusson of Norway, son of Magnus VII of Norway Eriksson and Blanka of Namur, on 9 Apr 1363.
(Håkon VI Magnusson of Norway was born in 1340
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 haakon magnusson of norway information -- haakon magnusson of norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Haakon
(Haakon Haakonsson), 1204-63, king of Norway (1217-63), illegitimate son of Haakon III and grandson of Sverre.
He succeeded his grandfather, Haakon V, in Norway; at the same time he was elected king by the Swedish nobles to succeed his exiled uncle, King Birger of Sweden.
She was married (1363) to King Haakon VI of Norway, son of Magnus VII of Norway and Sweden.
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 Magnus II of Sweden
In 1336 he married Blanche of Namur[?], daughter to Count Jean Dampierre of Namur and Marie D´Artois, who decended from Louis VIII of France.
In 1343 their son Haakon would at an early age succede his father to the Norwegian throne as Haakon VI, eventhough Magnus remained as ruler.
In 1363 Magnus was deposed from the Swedish throne and sought refuge with his son in Norway, where he subsequently would drown in 1377.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Magnus_II_of_Sweden.html   (131 words)

  
 Gamle Tønsberg : Slottsfjellet : Berget - Borgen - Tunsberghus
Vi fant så meget av murene i dette kastellet at planen er helt klar.
Vi ser hvordan den er lagt i vinkel mot den gamle Mikaelskirken og nokså nær, så det kan kanskje tenkes en svalegang mellom de to bygningene; men dette kan bare bli gjetning.
I et av de bruddstykkene vi ennå har av Magnus Håkonsons saga, ser vi at "denne samme sommeren (1276) ble tilført Teglkastellet sønnenfor Breidastova i Tunsberg." Dette kan vanskelig bety annet enn at den indre borgfirkanten nå var sluttet.
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 Haakon IV of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Haakon IV, surnamed the Old (1204 — December 15, 1263), was declared to be the son of Haakon III of Norway[?], who died shortly before the former’s birth in 1204.
From this time onward Haakon’s reign was marked by more peace and prosperity than Norway had known for many years, until in 1263 a dispute with the Scottish king concerning the Hebrides, a Norwegian possession, induced Haakon to undertake an expedition to the west of Scotland.
Haakon was wintering in the Orkney Islands, when he was ill and died on December 15, 1263.
www.websign.sk /ha/Haakon_IV_of_Norway.html   (352 words)

  
 Norwegian regents
Daughter of Valdemar Atterdag, married to Håkon VI Magnusson.
After the allied's victory in Leipzig October 1813, Karl Frederik VI of Denmark-Norway enforced the peace of Kiel and the relinquishing of Norway.
Haakon was appointed king by the parliament after the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union.
www.pvv.ntnu.no /~williaj/christine/english/regent.htm   (5950 words)

  
 Famous People in Medieval History: Queen Margaret at Medieval.Net.
She was married at age ten to Haakon VI of Norway.
Haakon was the son of Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and Norway.
The Danes willingly accepted Olaf as their king after Haakon died in 1380 and the crown was passed onto Olaf.
www.medieval.net /queenmargaret.htm   (411 words)

  
 World Homes Network - Norway
In 961 Haakon was killed in combat with Danish invaders led by the sons of Eric Bloodaxe, and the ensuing years were turbulent until the arrival in 995 of Olaf (I) Tryggvesson, grandson of one of the murdered half -brothers of Eric.
Haakon V left no son and the crown passed through his daughter to the reigning house of Sweden (1319).
Haakon VI died in 1380 and Margaret, his wife, and daughter of Waldemar IV of Denmark, acted as regent in both countries, even after her son Olaf's death in 1387.
www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/norway.htm   (3277 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - William Woodyear and others
She married Haakon VI Magnusson, King of Norway and Sweden, son of Magnus VII (II), King of Norway and Sweden and Blanche de Namur, in 1363.
     Haakon VI Magnusson, King of Norway and Sweden was born in 1339.
He was the son of Haakon VI Magnusson, King of Norway and Sweden and Margaret Valdemarsdottir, Queen of Denmark and Norway.
www.thepeerage.com /p11290.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Rulers Of Norway
Haakon married Princess Margaret, daughter of King Valdemar of Denmark, and their son inherited both kingdoms.
Upon his arrival at Christiania, on November 25, King Haakon was formally welcomed by the city officials and most enthusiastically cheered by thousands upon thousands of citizens as he drove with Queen Maud and the little prince to the palace.
Haakon VII decided in favor of a coronation, and the people, as a whole, were glad of it, as it gave them another opportunity to impress upon the world the fact that they had a king of their own.
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 Search Results for "Haakon IV of Norway"
She was married (1363) to King Haakon VI of Norway, son of Magnus...
Waldemar IV married his daughter Margaret I to Haakon VI, king of Norway, in an effort to unite Denmark and Norway.
He succeeded his grandfather, Haakon V, in Norway; at the same time he was elected king by the Swedish...
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 Norway
Haakon IV (1204-1263) King of Norway from 1217, the son of Haakon III.
Son of Magnus VI Lawmender; succeeded elder brother Erik II Magnusson; attempted to curb power of nobles and clergy; pursued policy hostile to England while allowing Hanseatic merchants to gain great power; fought wars with Denmark and Sweden; revised law of succession to allow succession of Magnus VII Eriksson, son of daughter Ingeborg.
She was born in Søborg, Denmark, the youngest issue of King Waldemar IV Atterdag, and as a child she was married (1363) to King Håkon VI of Norway.
website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/norway.htm   (2417 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty--Norway
Haakon VI (1339-80) was the last separate Norwegian king for 500 years.
King Haakon VII returned to Norway after the war on June 7, 1945 and he was greeted by a whole nation for his his role in leading the resistace to the NAZIs during the war.
Crown Prince Haakon was the son of King Harald V and Queem Sonja.
histclo.com /royal/nor/royal-nor.htm   (1835 words)

  
 Namnlöst dokument
Parents: King Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark.
Parents: King Håkon VI and Margrete of Denmark.
Haakon VII and Queen Maud (née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland).
www.warholm.nu /Kingnor.html   (3931 words)

  
 Margaret I of Denmark Summary
Erik, the elder, was elected king of Sweden in 1344; the younger son, Haakon (VI), became king of Norway.
She married, at the age of ten, King Haakon VI of Norway, who was the younger and only surviving son to Magnus VII of Norway, Magnus II of Sweden.
Her first act after her father's death in (1375) was to procure the election of her infant son Olaf as king of Denmark, despite the claims of the husband of her elder sister and her son (the husband was duke Henry of Mecklenburg).
www.bookrags.com /Margaret_I_of_Denmark   (2726 words)

  
 Heimskringla : Håkon Herdebreis saga
Men nå har vi en mye større hær, og nå vil de som nylig har mistet gjæve frender for dem, finne det rimelig at her kunne det lage seg godt til å få hevn, for de har rømt unna for oss lenge nå i sommer.
Vi har ofte sagt det at om de bier på oss slik som det er sagt at de gjør nå, skulle vi våge oss til å møte dem.
I den rådlegging vi hadde før i dag, var det mange som talte imot det som jeg rådde til, og de sa at jeg ikke ville kjempe, men jeg synes at det nå har vendt seg, så det ser mye bedre ut for oss, siden de har kommet bort fra pålene.
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 Magnus VII: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Norwegian opposition to union with Sweden forced him to recognize (1343) his son Haakon (later Haakon VI) as his successor in Norway, over which he exercised a nominal regency until Haakon came of age (1355).
The threat of the Hanseatic League, which established its colony at Bergen during Magnus's reign, induced Magnus and Haakon VI to enter (1363) an alliance with Denmark.
Haakon married Waldemar's daughter Margaret I, thus preparing the union of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/magnus-vii.jsp?l=M&p=1   (1327 words)

  
 Norway : In Depth : History | Frommers.com
Under Haakon V in the 13th century, Oslo became the capital of Norway.
From 1362 to 1364 Norway and Sweden had a joint monarch, Haakon VI (1340-80), son of the Swedish king, Magnus Eriksson.
Haakon married Margaret, daughter of the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag.
www.frommers.com /destinations/norway/0262020044.html   (2171 words)

  
 Columbia Encyclopedia- Norway - AOL Research & Learn
Harold himself concentrated on developing a dynasty; before he died (c.935) the country was divided among his sons, but one of them, Haakon I, defeated (c.935) his brothers and temporarily reunited the kingdom.
His grandson, Haakon IV, was put on the throne by the Birkebeiner in 1217; under him and under Magnus VI (reigned 1263–80) medieval Norway reached its greatest flowering and enjoyed peace and prosperity.
He was unpopular in Norway, which he was compelled to surrender (1343) to his son, Haakon VI, husband of Margaret I of Denmark.
reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/norway/20051206231909990021   (2064 words)

  
 digme: blogg
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 Kingdoms of Scandinavia - Norway
Following a highly successful vote on 12th-13th November to establish whether the Norwegian people themselves want the prince, he arrives during a blizzard on 25th November, with his wife Maud (daughter of King Edward VIII of England), and his son Alexander.
Carl changes his name to the more acceptable Haakon, and is welcomed as the first wholly Norwegian king for 600 years.
Haakon's son, Crown Prince Olaf, marries Swedish princess Märtha on 21st March.
www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsEurope/ScandinaviaNorway.htm   (315 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Magnus II of Sweden
In 1336 he married Blanche of Namur[?], daughter to Count Jean Dampierre of Namur and Marie D´Artois, who decended from Louis VIII of France.
In 1343 their son Haakon would at an early age succede his father to the Norwegian throne as Haakon VI, eventhough Magnus remained as ruler.
In 1363 Magnus was deposed from the Swedish throne and sought refuge with his son in Norway, where he subsequently would drown in 1377.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ma/Magnus_II_of_Sweden   (164 words)

  
 haakon vi of norway information -- haakon vi of norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Magnus's son Haakon VI and his infant son Olav IV were Norway's last native kings.
In 1248, however, he was sent to Norway as the bearer of a message from Louis IX of France to Haakon VI; he made himself so agreeable to the Norwegian sovereign that he was invited, a little later...
Magnus's son Haakon VI and his infant son Olav IV were Norway's last native kings until Harald V ascended to the throne in 1991.
www.metsnorway.info /haakonviofnorway   (1177 words)

  
 MAGASINET - Birkbeineren - 800 år etter
Vi brøyter oss fram i knehøyt pudder og leker oss 800 år tilbake i tid.
Vi haster videre før fristelsen til en bedre middag blir for stor.
Vi kaster inn håndkleet og knyter sekkene sammen.
www.dagbladet.no /magasinet/2006/03/17/461024.html   (1961 words)

  
 Norway - MSN Encarta
Iceland was added to the kingdom in 1262, and royal authority was greatly increased by Håkon and his son, Magnus VI.
In 1343 Magnus was succeeded by his son, Håkon VI, and in 1380 the latter’s son, Olaf III, King of Denmark, became King of Norway as Olaf IV.
The young king exercised only nominal rule, real power being in the hands of his mother, Margaret I.
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 Tams blog
Vi fikk riktignok 10 på avstandsdirigeringa i helga, men jeg tror nok de korte "ventetidene" mellom hver stillingsforandring kan få æren for det. Hvis Tam hadde måttet vente like lenge som regerlverket sier (3 sek), tror jeg ikke at det hadde gått så bra.
Vi fortsatte i dag med frivillige stillingsforandringer, og jeg synes fremdeles at dette går greit.
Vi startet med at Marit kommanderte oss gjennom dekk og stå under marsj, fri ved fot og ut til kon.
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 Runic Inscriptions
In 1362 Swedish nobles who had left fiefs in Finland took part in the election of a Swedish king, Haakon VI, Haakon Magnusson.
Haakon was also king of Norway at this time.
The stone on the stamp is the artist's re-creation of the stone with the two words, MAUNU HAAK N, Magnus and Haakon.
sio.midco.net /danstopicalstamps/runestones.htm   (832 words)

  
 Guro & Johanne si sie....
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