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In 1332 when the king of Denmark Christopher II died as a "king without a country" after he had 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 also became king of Terra Scania and the ruler of a union of three countries.
In 1336 he married Blanche of Namur, daughter of Count Jean Dampierre of Namur and Marie DŽArtois, who descended from Louis VIII of France. In 1343 their son Haakon was designated at an early age to succeed his father to the Norwegian throne as Haakon VI, even though Magnus remained as effective ruler for some time. Some nobles attempted to oust Magnus from power by setting his elder son Eric as rival king ( Eric XII of Sweden), but he died prematurely. King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquered Terra Scania back in 1360Events Treaty of Bretigny King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark seizes Scania (from 1658 a Swedish province). Births Nuno Alvares Pereira, Portuguese general Zhu Di (Emperor Yongle), Second Ming Emperor of China Deaths Elizabeth de Clare Gregoras Nicephorus 1. In 1363Centuries: 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 dep Magnus was deposed from the Swedish throne for the final time and sought refuge with his younger son in Norway, where he subsequently drowned in 1377.
See also: Unions of SwedenSweden has for political and dynastic reasons been in union with other kingdoms and princely states, ostensibly personal unions. Norway (I) and Terra Scania In 1319 the infant Magnus Eriksson was crowned as king of both Sweden and Norway. In 1332 when the
| Preceded by: BirgerBirger Magnusson ( 1280 1321) was elected king when he was a mere four years old. This was done by his father Magnus Barnlock in order to secure the succession. Since Birger was only ten years old when his father died, a regency was instituted under Torgi | King of SwedenThis 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. There are lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with dates far older than these. These records contain th | Succeeded by: AlbertAlbert of Mecklenburg or Albrekt av Mecklenburg (appr. 1336- 1412), King of Sweden, Duke of Mecklenburg, son of Albert II of Mecklenburg and Eufemia Eriksdotter, who was daughter to Magnus II of Sweden. His reign in Sweden spanned from 1363 to 1389. The p |
| Haakon VHaakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. Haakon 5. | King of Norway | Haakon VI |