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Olaf II Haakonsson

Type Figure Region Norway Time 1370–1387 Also known as Olaf II Haakonsson、Olaf of Norway、Olav Håkonsson、Oluf Håkonsson

Olaf II Haakonsson (1370–1387) was King of Norway and, from 1380, also nominally King of Denmark.…

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  1. 1370–1380Oslo · OsloSon of Haakon VI and Margaret, daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark, he had both Norwegian and Danish royal blood. He was the legal heir during his father's reign, laying the foundation for the later union of the two crowns.
  2. 1380–1387Scandinavia · ScandinaviaHe succeeded as King of Norway after his father Haakon VI died in 1380, and that same year, after the death of his maternal grandfather Valdemar IV, also took the title of King of Denmark, with real power held by his mother Margaret I as regent. He attended the Danish council in 1385 but never personally ruled.

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