Margaret’s successor, Eric of Pomerania (King of…
1396 CE to 1539 CE
Eric's foreign policy engulfs Denmark in a succession of wars with the Holstein counts and the city of Lübeck.
When the Hanseatic League imposes a trade embargo on Scandinavia, the Swedes (who see their mining industry adversely affected) rise up in revolt.
The three countries of the Kalmar Union all declare Eric deposed in 1439.
However, support for the idea of regionalism continues, so when Eric's nephew Christopher of Bavaria comes to the throne in 1440, he manages to get himself elected in all three kingdoms, briefly reuniting Scandinavia (1442–1448).
The Swedish nobility grows increasingly unhappy with Danish rule and the union soon becomes merely a legal concept with little practical application.
During the subsequent reigns of Christian I (1450–1481) and Hans (1481–1513), tensions grow, and several wars between Sweden and Denmark erupt.
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