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Eric of Pomerania

Type Figure Region Scandinavia Time 1382–1459 Also known as Eric VII

A Nordic monarch of Pomeranian origin, from 1396 he concurrently ruled Denmark, Sweden and Norway as nominal co-ruler of the Kalmar Union;…

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  1. 1396–1420Copenhagen · DenmarkHe inherited the three thrones after Margaret I, uniting the Nordic realms as a Pomeranian noble, and consolidated the union's position through a political marriage with Philippa of England.
  2. 1421–1430Stockholm · SwedenDuring his reign he continued waging war against Holstein and Hanseatic cities, levying war taxes and strengthening royal control over Swedish and Danish nobles; Queen Philippa died in early 1430, bringing new pressures on domestic and foreign affairs.
  3. 1431–1459Gotland · GotlandIn 1439 he was deposed by the councils of Danish and Swedish nobles, retaining the Norwegian throne until 1442; in his later years he was active as a merchant in the Baltic and spent the rest of his life on Gotland.

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