Albert of Sweden (or Albrecht von Mecklenburg in German or Albrekt av Mecklenburg in Swedish) was born in 1338 and became king of Sweden in 1363. In 1384 he inherited the ducal title of Mecklenburg and united the two countries in a personal union. Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 - 1363 - 1364 1365 1366 1367 1368 See also: 1363 state leaders Events Magnus II, King of Sweden, is deposed by Albert of Mecklenburg. ... Events May / September 3 - Siege of Lisbon by the Castilian army, during the 1383-1385 Crisis Births Antoine, Duke of Brabant (died 1415) St Frances of Rome (died 1440) Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxiana (died 1411) Deaths January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. ... Mecklenburg is a geographical area located in Northern Germany. ...

He was the second son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and Euphemia of Sweden {Eriksdotter}, the daughter of duke Erik Magnusson of Södermanland and the sister of king Magnus Eriksson of Sweden. He married Richardis, daughter to count Otto of Schwerin; she died in 1377 and is today buried in Stockholm. Albrecht, Duke of Mecklenburg (born c 1318, died in Schwerin 18. ... Eufemia Ericsdotter, Duchess Consort of Mecklenburg, was born as a heiress of Sweden and of Norway, in 1317, and died sometime in 1370. ... Eric Magnusson was the son of Magnus LadulÃ¥s and queen Helvig. ... Södermanland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Sudermannia, or Södermanland - a historical Province of Sweden Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län - a current County of Sweden Part of Stockholm County, or Stockholms län - a current County of Sweden... Sigillum ad causas for Magnus II of Sweden Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of Norway, (1316 – December 1, 1377), King of Sweden, Norway, and Terra Scania, son of Duke Eric Magnusson of Sweden and Ingeborg, daughter of Haakon V of Norway. ... Schwerin is a town in northern Germany. ... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ...

Albert based his claims on two family ties with the Sverker dynasty of Sweden, both through Albert's mother, through whom he was granted the first spot in the Swedish succession order, and through Kristina Sverkersdotter, a daughter of Sverker II Karlsson of Sweden, also known as Sverker the Young. Sverker II had been the king of Sweden between 1196 and 1208. After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the coronation of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced. ... Sverker the younger Karlsson or Sverker den yngre Karlsson in Swedish (born c. ... Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ...

It was in 1363 when the members of the Swedish regency council led by Bo Jonsson Grip arrived in the court of Mecklenburg. They had been banished from the country after first launching a revolt against the unpopulair king Magnus Eriksson in order to replace him with someone more suitable. At the nobles' request, Albert launched an invasion of Sweden supported by several German dukes and counts. Stockholm and Kalmar with their high percentage of German population gladly invited the German duke's son and on February 4th, 1363 he could already proclaim himself King of Sweden. The coronation took place illegally at the Stone of Mora, since the law only allowed native Swedes to be crowned king of Sweden. Bo Jonsson Grip (b. ... Kalmar (population 59,308) is a Municipality in southeastern Sweden, on the mainlands coast of the Baltic Sea, strategically watching over the narrow sound to the large island Öland, since 1972 connected by the Öland bridge. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 - 1363 - 1364 1365 1366 1367 1368 See also: 1363 state leaders Events Magnus II, King of Sweden, is deposed by Albert of Mecklenburg. ... Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ... Fragments of comemmorative stones from the monument Stone of Mora was the monument where the Swedish kings were elected. ...

This was the beginning of an eight year civil war. Magnus and his son king Håkon VI of Norway were defeated by the Germans near Enköping and the former was taken as prisoner by Albert in 1365. Now Denmark decided to intervene on Håkon's side, and to counter this several Hanseatic cities and dukes in Northern Germany expressed support of the new king. The Germans also gained another dangerous enemy this year, the Swedish peasants who weren't content with Albert's policy in appointing Germans as officials in all Swedish provinces. The peasants suffered tremendously under the oppression of those Germans so they revolted in support of the old king. With the help of his allies, Håkon managed to beat back Albert and lay siege to Stockholm in 1371. Haakon VI Magnusson (appr. ... Enköping is a Municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse, Dutch: de Hanze) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Baltic Sea and most of Northern Europe for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, between the 13th and 17th century. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Charterhouse Carthusian Monastery founded in Aldersgate, London. ...

The Swedish nobility now decided to help Albert militarily, and after forcing the king to promise to give almost all power in the country over to the regency council, they beat back the Norwegians and the Danes. A peace agreement was finally signed, on the condition that Magnus be released and free to travel back to Norway (where he spent the rest of his life). Albert kept the crown of Sweden, but most of western Sweden was still unhappy with the king and de facto independent.

See also

• List of Swedish monarchs