User:GusGusBrus/Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden
| Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wars of Deposition against Magnus | |||||||||
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 Magnus Eriksson Haakon VI |
 Albert of Mecklenburg Nils Turesson Bielke | ||||||||
The Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden was a military campaign led by Albert II of Mecklenburg that took place in 1363–1364 following a rebellion and deposition war against the king of Sweden, Magnus Eriksson. In 1364, Magnus was deposed, and the duke's son Albert III of Mecklenburg was crowned King of Sweden.
Background
[edit]War
[edit]On Lake Kilarpsjön, a fortress was constructed on an island to protect the Holaveden road from the north.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Opsahl 2024.
- ^ a b Opsahl 2019.
- ^ Sundberg 1999, p. 175.
- ^ Sundberg 2010, p. 251–253.
- ^ Sundberg 1999, p. 173.
Cited works
[edit]- Sundberg, Ulf (2010). Sveriges krig (in Swedish). Hallstavik: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 978-91-85789-61-0.
- Sundberg, Ulf (1999). Medeltidens Svenska krig (in Swedish). Stockholm: Hjalmarson & Hogberg. ISBN 91-89080-26-2.
- Opsahl, Erik (2019). Skre, Dagfinn (ed.). Rulership in 1st to 14th century Scandinavia. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-042110-1.
- Opsahl, Erik (2024-04-30), "Magnus 7. Eriksson", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2024-09-04
External links
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