Margrethe I

[norwegianne]

Name: Margrethe Valdemarsdatter

Birth: 1353

Child of: Valdemar Atterdag & Hedvig of Southern Jutland

Reign: 1387 -1412

Marriage: 1363 to Håkon 6 of Norway

Children: Olav/Oluf

Death: 1412

Throne passed to: Erik of Pomerania

Notes:




Danish, Norwegian, Swedish regent, Queen of Norway.

Youngest daughter of Valdemar Atterdag.

[norwegianne]

Margrethe's sarcophagus at Roskilde Cathedral. Picture taken by me.

[Furienna]

I was right! She was only ten years old, when she got married!

Margareta wanted the three Nordic kingdoms to stay as one. But unfortuneately, that wouldn't happen.

[Daneborn]

This is one person it would be truly breathtaking if she would wake up and enter today's world !!!!!

[HRH Mims]

I think it would be really interesting
Btw, thank you for info and picture Norwegianne!
p.s. I love your avatar

[magnik]

Margrethe 1387 - 1412
Born 1353 at Söborg, Denmark. Parents: King Valdemar IV Atterdag of Denmark and Helvig of Sönderjylland.
Ruled Denmark from 1376 and Norway from 1380 in the name of her son Oluf. Defeated Albrekt 24 of February 1389 and was recognized as Queen of Sweden (a title she had used since 1375). She later ruled in the name of Erik, who in 1389 had been elected King of Norway and in 1396 King of Denmark and Sweden. She died 28 of October 1412 onboard her ship in the port of Flensborg.
Married 9 of April 1363 at Copenhagen's Palace to King Håkon VI of Norway. Child: Oluf.
http://www.warholm.nu/Kongeda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_I
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_I

http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo?lang=e...rgrethe+I&t=PN
http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/g...oyal?royal5410

book about Margrethe I http://www.amazon.com/Margrethe-1353.../dp/9004136525

[Furienna]

This just reminds me of the TV show "Salve". It was about Sweden (or more correctly, the city of Kalmar) in 1397. (The show was made in 1997, so it took place six hundred years before that.) Eric of Pomerania and Queen Margarete were two very important characters in this show.

[Vasaborg]

I wonder why she didnt remarry after the death of her husband and son?

[Furienna]

I think she might have just wanted to keep all the power to herself. But there might be another explaination too. Anyone knows?

[Vasaborg]

Thank you Furienna for that information.

[kbear]

Oh thank you for the info I have been trolling threads looking for info on her and didnt want to drag another thread of topic by asking.