1420s in Denmark
Events from the 1420s in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Eric of Pomerania[1]
Events
- 1422
- Erik of Pommeria issues Den store Købstadsforordning which determines that all market towns are to be governed by two mayors.[2]
- 15 February and 28 October – Eric of Pomerania grants the town of Copenhagen market rights.[3]
- 1422
- Sound Dues are introduced at Helsingør.
- 1426
- 2 June – Helsingør is granted new and extended market rights.
- Undated – The Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) breaks out.
- 1427
- 21 July – A fleet from the Hanseatic League has been sent out to attack Copenhagen as a reaction to the Sound Dues but is defeated by a Danish fleet in the Øresund.[4]
- 1428
- 16 April – 15 June – Bombardment of Copenhagen (1428): A fleet from the Hanseatic League attacks Copenhagen several times, using canons for the first time in the Nordic countries, but ultimately has to withdraw.[5]
- 1429
- Copenhagen's Goldsmiths' Guild is mentioned for the first time. The town is home to six goldsmiths.[6]
References
- ^ "Erik VII: king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "1422". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "1422". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "1427". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "1428". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "1429". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
