Crown Prince of Sweden. Duke of Mecklenburg. Brief ruler of Gotland. Son of King Albert and Queen Richardice. He was married in 1396 to Sophie, the daughter of Duke Bogislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast. They had no children. Eric's father attempted to consolidate his position as King of Sweden in 1364 and again in 1386. Queen Margaret I of Denmark intervened and defeated Albert in the battle of Åsle near Falköping, in 1389, where Albert and Eric were captured. They were released in 1395 after three years of negotiations involving Hinrich Westhof and Johann Niebur, Mayors of Lübeck. Later that year, Albert tasked Eric with the reconquest of Gotland. In the following year Eric landed on the island with an army and in the spring of 1397 defeated Sven Sture, who then had to swear allegiance to Albert. That same year the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united in the Kalmar Union, cementing the rule of Queen Margaret I. Eric died of the plague in 1397 in Visby and was buried there.
Crown Prince of Sweden. Duke of Mecklenburg. Brief ruler of Gotland. Son of King Albert and Queen Richardice. He was married in 1396 to Sophie, the daughter of Duke Bogislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast. They had no children. Eric's father attempted to consolidate his position as King of Sweden in 1364 and again in 1386. Queen Margaret I of Denmark intervened and defeated Albert in the battle of Åsle near Falköping, in 1389, where Albert and Eric were captured. They were released in 1395 after three years of negotiations involving Hinrich Westhof and Johann Niebur, Mayors of Lübeck. Later that year, Albert tasked Eric with the reconquest of Gotland. In the following year Eric landed on the island with an army and in the spring of 1397 defeated Sven Sture, who then had to swear allegiance to Albert. That same year the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united in the Kalmar Union, cementing the rule of Queen Margaret I. Eric died of the plague in 1397 in Visby and was buried there.
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