Eric VII of Denmark

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Eric VII of Denmark, better known as Eric of Pomerania, was a late medieval Scandinavian monarch who ruled the Kalmar Union as king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the early 15th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Griffins
King of Denmark
King of Norway
human
late medieval ruler
monarch
ruler of the Kalmar Union
adoptedBy Margaret I of Denmark
alsoKnownAs Eric III of Norway
Eric XIII of Sweden
Eric of Pomerania
birthDate 1381
birthPlace Duchy of Pomerania
Rügen
burialPlace Rügen
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
Norway
Sweden
deathDate 1459
deathPlace Duchy of Pomerania
Rügen
father Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania
house House of Griffins
mother Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
notableEvent continued to claim the Norwegian throne after deposition in Denmark and Sweden
deposed from the thrones of Denmark and Sweden in 1439
ruled during the height of the Kalmar Union
notableFor centralizing policies in the Kalmar Union
conflicts with the Hanseatic League
positionHeld Duke of Pomerania
King of Denmark
King of Norway
King of Sweden
ruler of the Kalmar Union
predecessorAsRulerOfKalmarUnion Margaret I of Denmark
reignEndAsKingOfDenmark 1439
reignEndAsKingOfNorway 1442
reignEndAsKingOfSweden 1439
reignStart 1396
reignStartAsKingOfDenmark 1396
reignStartAsKingOfNorway 1389
reignStartAsKingOfSweden 1396
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Philippa of England
successorAsKingOfDenmark Christopher of Bavaria
successorAsKingOfNorway Christopher of Bavaria
successorAsKingOfSweden Charles VIII of Sweden

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Eric of Pomerania alsoKnownAs Eric VII of Denmark
Eric XIII of Sweden regnalName Eric VII of Denmark
Eric of Pomerania alsoKnownAs Eric VII of Denmark
subject linked to: Bogusław