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The Kalmar Union [a] was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark. From 1397 to 1523, [1] it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden (then including much of present-day Finland), and Norway, together with Norway's overseas colonies [b] (then including Iceland, Greenland, [c] the Faroe Islands, and the ...
However, Denmark would not forget its defeat in the war. Along with Sweden and Norway, both of which worried of the growing German influence pushing into Scandinavia, Denmark would go on to ratify the Kalmar Union, which itself would be a major competitor of the Hanseatic League and a major factor in its eventual decline by the 17th century.
The Dano-Hanseatic War, also known as the Kalmar War with the Hanseatic League, or the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1426-1435, was an armed trade conflict between the Danish-dominated Kalmar Union (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and the Hanseatic League led by the Free City of Lübeck. [1]
John or Hans [1] (né Johannes; [2] 2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) [3] was a Scandinavian monarch who ruled under the Kalmar Union.He was King of Denmark from 1481 to 1513, King of Norway from 1483 to 1513, and King of Sweden (where he has also been called Johan II [4]) from 1497 to 1501.
Personal union formed between Denmark and England in 1018. Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England. Battle of the Helgeå (1026) Kingdom of Norway Sweden: Anglo-Danish Kingdom: Defeat. Cnut the Great dominates Scandinavia; Battle of Boknafjorden (1028) Kingdom of Norway: Erling Skjalgsson ...
The Kalmar Union The rivalry began due to Denmark's attempt to become a major player in Baltic politics under Valdemar IV . Though he failed to seize Scania and Gotland in the Danish–Hanseatic War (1361–1370) , his successors continued to put Denmark in a position to challenge the Hansa.
On 20 July, Margaret capitalized on the general rejoicing by publishing the famous Treaty of Kalmar, "a masterly document that sealed the union of Norway, Sweden and Denmark". [35] The date she chose was no coincidence – it was the Feast Day of St. Margaret of Antioch , who like the Lady King herself, was cast off by her father and thrown ...
The War in Gotland (1403–1404) was a conflict between the Kalmar Union and the Teutonic Order. The war was a failure for Margaret, and the island stayed in Teutonic hands until they eventually sold the island in 1407.
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