King Eric IV of Denmark

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:birth_year c. 1216
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Viborg_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eric_V_of_Denmark
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Danish_civil_war
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Valdemar_II_of_Denmark
gptkb:Abel_of_Denmark
gptkb:Margaret_of_Sweden
gptkb:Benedikte_of_Sweden
gptkbp:crowned 1241
gptkbp:death_year 1250
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Knýtlinga
gptkbp:father gptkb:Valdemar_II_of_Denmark
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Crowning_of_Eric_IV
gptkb:Treaty_of_Vordingborg
gptkb:Danish_succession_crisis
gptkb:Battle_of_Grathe_Heath
Conflict with the Church
Establishment of royal authority
Crisis of the Danish monarchy
Swedish invasion of Denmark
Danish territorial expansion
Danish nobility revolt
Death of Eric IV
End of Eric IV's reign
Formation of alliances with German princes
Impact on Danish history
Legacy of Eric IV
Political instability in Denmark
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance first king to be crowned in Viborg Cathedral
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Eric IV of Denmark
gptkbp:known_for his conflict with the nobility
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Benedikte_of_Sweden
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Danish
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eric_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:reign 9 years
monarchical
1241-1250
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_of_Sweden
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abel_of_Denmark
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Norway
gptkbp:title_held gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkb:King_of_the_Danes
gptkb:Count_of_Holstein
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Knýtlinga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5