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unusual facts about Eric IV of Denmark


Eric IV of Denmark

On his way home in 1250 he took his army to Holstein to prevent the capture of the border fortress of Rendsburg and to teach the German counts who was still king.


Ogmund Crouchdance

In 1261 he was one of the leaders of the Norwegian delegation who took princess Ingebjørg Eiriksdotter, the daughter of Eric IV of Denmark, out of the convent in Horsens (dominikanerkloster ved Horsens) to bring her to Norway as the bride of the king's son, Magnus Håkonsson.


see also

Ingeborg of Denmark

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (ca. 1244–1287), wife of Magnus VI of Norway and daughter of Eric IV of Denmark