Olaf had died suddenly at the age…
1388 CE
Olaf had died suddenly at the age of seventeen in 1387, and his mother Margaret, who had ruled both kingdoms in his name, is chosen Regent of Norway and Denmark in the following year.
She has already proven her keen statesmanship by recovering possession of Schleswig from the Holstein-Rendsburg Counts.
Thus free from fear of domestic sedition by the Jutish nobles, she can now give her undivided attention to Sweden, where mutinous nobles are already in arms against their unpopular King Albert.
Several of the powerful nobles have written to Margaret that if she will help rid Sweden of Albert, she will become their regent.
She quickly gathers an army and invades Sweden.
At a conference held at Dalaborg Castle in March 1388, the Swedes are compelled to accept all of Margaret's conditions, elect her "Sovereign Lady and Ruler", and commit themselves to accept any king she chooses to appoint.
Groups
Commodities
Subjects
Regions
North Europe
View →Subregions
