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Death of Magnus VI and accession of Eric II

Type Event Region Norway Time 1280–1282

After Magnus VI died in December 1280, his son Eric Magnusson (Eric II) inherited the Norwegian throne.…

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  1. 1280Bergen · NorwayMagnus VI died of illness in Bergen, ending his roughly seventeen-year reign; Norway entered a period of succession and power reorganization.
  2. 1281–1282Norway · NorwayEric Magnusson formally inherited the throne, married Princess Margaret of Scotland in 1281, and began balancing the power of the great nobles to consolidate royal authority.

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