Sigillum ad causas for Magnus II of Sweden

Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of Norway, (1316–1377), King of Sweden, Norway and Terra Scania, son of Duke Eric and Ingeborg, daughter of Hakon V of Norway. Magnus had succeeded to the Norwegian throne when at age four he was elected king of Sweden in 1320. Under the Regencies of his Grandmother Queen Helvig and his Mother Duchess Ingeborg the countries were ruled by Knut Jonsson and Erling Vidkunsson. PD image, from Swedish Wikipedia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... PD image, from Swedish Wikipedia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Events Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. ... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Terra Scania, or Skåneland, once constituted the eastern part of the Danish kingdom. ... Events January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ...

In 1332 the king of Denmark Christopher II died as a "king without a country" having pawned Denmark piece by piece. King Magnus took advantage of his neigbour's distress, redeeming the pawn for the eastern Danish provinces for a huge amount of silver, and thus became ruler also of Terra Scania. Events November 7 - Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation with Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. ... Christopher II (1276-1332) was King of Denmark between 1320-1326 and again, between 1329 until his death. ... Terra Scania, or Skåneland, once constituted the eastern part of the Danish kingdom. ...

In 1336 he married Blanche of Namur, daughter of Count Jean of Namur and Marie of Artois, a descendant of Louis VIII of France. In 1343 their son Haakon was designated to succeed his father to the Norwegian throne as Haakon VI, even though Magnus remained ruler during his minority. Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Queen Blanche of Sweden and sometime also of Norway, born as daughter of the Count of Namur. ... Namur is the name of a city in Belgium, capital of Wallonia, as well as a province named after it; also a locality in Wisconsin, USA, founded by Walloon immigrants. ... Louis VIII the Lion (French: Louis VIII le Lion) (September 5, 1187 - November 8, 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. ... -1...

Because of the raise in taxation to pay for the acquisition of the Scanian province, some Swedish nobles supported by the Church attempted to oust Magnus, setting up his elder son Eric as king (Eric XII of Sweden), but Eric died supposedly of the plague in 1359, with his wife Beatrice of Brandenburg and their two sons. Eric XII Magnusson (1339-1359) was rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus II from 1356 to his death in 1359. ...

King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquered Terra Scania in 1360. In 1363 Magnus was deposed from the Swedish throne seeking refuge with his younger son in Norway, where he drowned in 1377. Valdemar Atterdag (c. ... Events Treaty of Brétigny King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark seizes Scania (from 1658 a Swedish province). ... 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 January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ...

See also: Unions of Sweden Sweden has for political and dynastic reasons been in union with other kingdoms and princely states, ostensibly personal unions. ...

Birger Magnusson (1280 – 1321) was hailed king when he was four years old. ... This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time. ... Eric XII Magnusson (1339-1359) was rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus II from 1356 to his death in 1359. ... Albert of Mecklenburg or Albrekt av Mecklenburg (appr. ... Haakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Haakon VI Magnusson (appr. ...