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.
Olaf II of Denmark
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Olaf Hákonsson was King of Denmark as Oluf II and King of Norway as Ólafr IV. He acceded to the Danish throne in 1376 through his maternal lineage and inherited the Norwegian crown from his father, Ha
Margaret I of Denmark
…the strength to resist and compete against the might of the Hanseatic League. In 1363, aged ten, Margaret married Haakon VI. In 1370, they had a son, Olaf. Following the deaths of her husband and son, Margaret was proclaimed queen of the Scandinavian kingdoms. She was ultimately succeeded by a grandnephew…
Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (at his right) and Denmark (at his left)
Memorial plate commemorating King Olaf at the site of his death.