Eric III of Denmark
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Eric III Lamb was King of Denmark from 1137 until 1146. He was the grandson of Eric I and the nephew of Eric II, whom he succeeded on the throne. He abdicated in 1146, becoming the first Danish monarc
Eric on his coin
Canute V of Denmark
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Canute V Magnussen was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157.
Eric III of Denmark
…throne. He abdicated in 1146, becoming the first Danish monarch to do so voluntarily. His succession led to a period of civil war between Sweyn III, Canute V, and Valdemar I. Eric was born on Funen. His mother was Ragnhild, the daughter of King Eric I of Denmark, and his father was the nobleman Hakon…
Bracteate from the reign of Canute V.
Murder of Canute in the 13th-century Sächsische Weltchronik