Ruler · 1381 – 1459

Erik of Pomerania

Lived 1381 – 1459; monarch. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1396 – 1436; also in the line of Denmark, Danish Realm and Kalmar Union.

Wikidata's English label: Eric of Pomerania.

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

Lived: 1381 – 1459; 78 years
In office: 43 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 33rd of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

29 before

Haakon VI1362 – 1364

Albert, King of Sweden1364 – 1389

Margaret I of Denmark1389 – 1412

Erik of Pomerania1396 – 1436

Christopher of Bavaria1441 – 1448

Karl Knutsson1448 – 1457

Christian I of Denmark1457 – 1464

26 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, 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 1396 – 1436 · 40 years · came to it aged 15

Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by others; Morby does not call it a deposition

Also in the line of Denmark (43rd of 66), Danish Realm (36th of 59) and Kalmar Union.

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