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Margaret I of Denmark
Monarch
1353 – 1412
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Who was Margaret I of Denmark?
Margaret I, was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. She acted as queen regnant of Denmark, although in those days it was not the Danish custom for a woman to reign. Her title in Denmark was derived from her father King Valdemar IV of Denmark. She became Queen of Norway and Sweden by virtue of her marriage to King Haakon VI of Norway.
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- Born
- 1353
Vordingborg Castle - Parents
- Spouses
- Haakon VI of Norway
(1363 - )
- Haakon VI of Norway
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- Oct 28, 1412
Flensburg Firth - Resting place
- Roskilde Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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