Ruler · 1249 – 1286

Eric V of Denmark

Lived 1249 – 1286; monarch. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1259 – 1286; also in the line of Denmark.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1249 – 1286; 37 years
In office: 27 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 28th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

24 before

Eric IV of Denmark1241 – 1250

Abel, King of Denmark1250 – 1252

Christopher I of Denmark1252 – 1259

Eric V of Denmark1259 – 1286

Eric VI of Denmark1286 – 1319

Christopher II of Denmark1320 – 1326

Valdemar III of Denmark1326 – 1329

28 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1259 – 1286 · 27 years · came to it aged 10

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by others; Morby does not call it a deposition

then killed within a year of leaving

Also in the line of Denmark (35th of 66).

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