1320s in Denmark
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Events from the 1320s in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Christopher II of Denmark (until 1326),[1]Valdemar III of Denmark
Events
[edit]- 1320
- 25 January – Christopher II of Denmark signs a håndfæstning and is elected as King of Denmark in Viborg.
- 1321
- Eric Christoffersen of Denmark is elected king alongside his father.
- 21 January – Kolding's oldest known market town rights.[2]
- 1324
- 15 August – Coronation of Christopher II and his son Eric Christoffersen.
- 1325
- An alliance between Danish magnates and Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg and John I, Count of Holstein-Kiel, son of Adolf IV of Holstein) start a rebellion.
- Eric Christoffersen of Denmark is taken prisoner and confined in Haderslev Castle.
- Christopher II of Denmark is forced to abdicate and go into exile,
- The 12-year-old Duke Valdemar of Southern Jutland was made king of Denmark under the regent, Count Gerhard III of Holstein.
- 1326
- February – The new Knardrup Abbey is settled by monks from Sorø Abbey.
- Date unknown – Skive is incorporated as a market town.
- Date unknown – Vejle is incorporated as a market town.
Births
[edit]- c. 1320 Valdemar IV of Denmark (died 1375)
- c. 1320 Helvig of Schleswig (died c. 1374)
Deaths
[edit]- 12 March 1325 – Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (born c. 1290)
References
[edit]- ^ "Erik 6. Menved". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Ebeltoft". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
