page_title: Margaret I of Denmark
section_title: Eric of Pomerania
hierarchical_section_title: Margaret I of Denmark / Regency / Eric of Pomerania
caption_attribution_description: English: A stained-glass window on the Great Hall of the Pena Palace, in Sintra, Portugal. Its label is partially illegible ("[?]narische Union [?]eden 1397") but it suggests it's a depiction of Eric of Pomerania being crowned King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden by Margaret I (as part of the Kalmar Union). Português: Um vitral no Salão Nobre do Palácio da Pena, em Sintra, Portugal. A legenda está parcialmente ilegível ("[?]narische Union [?]eden 1397"), mas sugere que se trata de uma representação de Érico da Pomerânia sendo coroado Rei da Dinamarca, Noruega, e Suécia por Margarida I (parte da União de Kalmar).
context_page_description: Margaret I was the queen who founded the Kalmar Union of the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, spanning Scandinavia for over a century. Margaret was known as a wise, energetic and capable leader, who governed with "farsighted tact and caution," earning the nickname "Semiramis of the North". She was derisively called "King Breechless", one of several derogatory nicknames invented by her rival Albert of Mecklenburg, but was also known by her subjects as "the Lady King", which became widely used in recognition of her capabilities. Knut Gjerset calls her "the first great ruling queen in European history."
  The youngest daughter of King Valdemar IV of Denmark, Margaret was born at Søborg Castle. She was a practical, patient administrator and diplomat, albeit one of high aspirations and a strong will, who intended to unite Scandinavia forever into one single entity with the strength to resist and compete against the might of the Hanseatic League.
  With her husband, King Haakon VI of Norway, Margaret had a son, King Olaf II of Denmark, who died before her. She was ultimately succeeded by a grandnephew, Eric of Pomerania.
context_section_description: It had been understood that Margaret should, at the first convenient opportunity, provide the three kingdoms with a king who was to be a kinsman of all the three old dynasties, although in Norway it was specified that she would continue ruling alongside the new king, while in Sweden, the nobles assured Margaret that they were content to do without a king throughout her lifetime, which they hoped would be long. In 1389 she proclaimed her great-nephew, Bogislav, who changed his name to Eric of Pomerania (grandson of Henry of Mecklenburg), king of Norway, having adopted him and his sister Catherine. In 1396, homage was rendered to him in Denmark and Sweden, while Margaret once again assumed the regency during his minority.
caption: An allegory of the inception of the Kalmar Union: Queen Margaret crowning Eric of Pomerania king of Norway, as depicted in a stained-glass window at Pena Palace, Portugal
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