page_title: Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg
hierarchical_section_title: Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg
caption_attribution_description: English: Schwerin Castle ( Mecklenburg ). Portrait gallery of the dukes of Mecklenburg - Portrait of Albert III, duke of Mecklenburg and king of Sweden ( + 1412 ) or of his son Eric, ruler of Gotland (symbol hanging from his neck)Deutsch: Schweriner Schloss ( Mecklenburg ). Ahnengalerie der Herzöge von Mecklenburg - Porträt Albrecht III, Herzogs von Mecklenburg und Königs von Schweden ( + 1412 ) oder sein Sohn Erich, Herrscher von Gotland
context_page_description: Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg was a Duke of Mecklenburg and heir to the throne of Sweden.
  Eric was the eldest son of Albert, King of Sweden, and Queen Richardis, a daughter of Count Otto I of Schwerin.
  He was married on 12 or 13 February 1396 to Sophie, the daughter of Duke Bogislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast. They had no children.
  Eric's father attempted to consolidate his position as King of Sweden in 1364 and again in 1386. Queen Margaret I of Denmark intervened and defeated Albert in the battle of Åsle, in the vicinity of Falköping, in 1389. Albert and Eric were captured during this battle. They were released in 1395 after three years of negotiations involving Hinrich Westhof and Johann Niebur, the mayors of Lübeck.
  Later that year, Albert tasked Eric with the reconquest of Gotland. In the summer of 1396, Eric landed on the island with an army and in the spring of 1397, he defeated Sven Sture, who then had to swear allegiance to Albert III. Also in 1397, the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united into the Kalmar Union, which cemented the position of Queen Margaret I.
context_section_description: Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg (after 1359, probably in 1365 – 26 July 1397) was a Duke of Mecklenburg and heir to the throne of Sweden.
  Eric was the eldest son of Albert, King of Sweden, and Queen Richardis, a daughter of Count Otto I of Schwerin.
  He was married on 12 or 13 February 1396 to Sophie, the daughter of Duke Bogislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast.  They had no children.
  Eric's father attempted to consolidate his position as King of Sweden in 1364 and again in 1386.  Queen Margaret I of Denmark intervened and defeated Albert in the battle of Åsle, in the vicinity of Falköping, in 1389.  Albert and Eric were captured during this battle.  They were released in 1395 after three years of negotiations involving Hinrich Westhof and Johann Niebur, the mayors of Lübeck.
  Later that year, Albert tasked Eric with the reconquest of Gotland.  In the summer of 1396, Eric landed on the island with an army and in the spring of 1397, he defeated Sven Sture, who then had to swear allegiance to Albert III. Also in 1397, the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united into the Kalmar Union, which cemented the position of Queen Margaret I.
  Duke Eric (as he was called) died of the plague in 1397 on his estate called Landeskrone or Kronvall in Klintehamn south of Visby (in Gotland). He was buried in St. Mary's Church, also known as Visby Cathedral, where part of his original gravestone is on display.
caption: Portrait thought to be[by whom?] of Eric rather than his father, due to the subject's age and the Gotland symbol hanging from his neck
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