Margaret I of Denmark
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Margaret I was queen regnant of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian kingdoms together for over a century.
1423 effigy on Margaret's tomb in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark
Margaret's parents, King Valdemar IV (left) and Queen Helvig (right), c. 1375.
A page from a letter in which Margaret informs her husband King Haakon VI of her and her servants' distress at Akershus Fortress, asking him to provide sustenance and conveying various news. Dated 18 October, c. 1370.
Margaret's Royal Arms combined the arms of the three kingdoms, according to the Nationalmuseum.
Erik of Pomerania
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Erik of Pomerania ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412. Erik is known as Erik III as King of Norway, Erik
Margaret I of Denmark
…Following the deaths of her husband and son, Margaret was proclaimed queen of the Scandinavian kingdoms. She was ultimately succeeded by a grandnephew, Erik of Pomerania. Although Erik came of age in 1401, Margaret continued for the remaining 11 years of her life to be sole ruler in all but name. Her regency marked the…
Portrait by an unknown artist, Nationalmuseum
Erik's parents, Duke Wartislaw and Duchess Maria
Queen Philippa
One of King Erik's coins