{"slug": "albert-king-of-sweden", "label": "Albert, King of Sweden", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%2C_King_of_Sweden", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167250", "qid": "Q167250", "description": "King of Sweden, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1365, 1412], "span_label": ["1365 CE", "1412 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "margaret-i-of-denmark", "label": "Margaret I of Denmark", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kalmar-union", "label": "Kalmar Union", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "magnus-iv-of-sweden", "label": "Magnus IV of Sweden", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "teutonic-order", "label": "Teutonic Order", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "visby", "label": "Visby", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1365, "year_label": "1365 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – Battle of Gataskogen: Albert of Mecklenburg defeats and captures Magnus Eriksson, obtaining the throne of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339848684#January–December", "title": "1365", "revid": 1339848684, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1369, "year_label": "1369 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 24", "text": "August 24 – Danish–Hanseatic War (1361–1370): After an 18-month siege by the armies of the Hanseatic League and the Kingdom of Sweden, Denmark recaptures Lindholmen Castle and forces a retreat by King Albert of Sweden along with the Hansa and Swedish forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371621472#July–September", "title": "1369", "revid": 1371621472, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1389, "year_label": "1389 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – Queen Margaret of Norway and Denmark defeats Albert, King of Sweden in battle and becomes ruler of all three kingdoms. Albert is deposed from the Swedish throne and taken prisoner.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360559797#January–March", "title": "1389", "revid": 1360559797, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1393, "year_label": "1393 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In her aim to form The Kalmar Union, Queen Margaret I of Denmark is laying siege to Stockholm, which is controlled by troops loyal to the former Swedish king Albert of Mecklenburg.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561364#Date_unknown", "title": "1393", "revid": 1369561364, "section": "Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November", "text": "November – As an aftermath to the War in Gotland (1403-1404), Queen Margaret I buys the rights to Visby for 8000 marks from Albrecht of Mecklenburg during negotiations in Flensburg. This strengthens the Kalmar Union and pushes out the Teutonic Order, angering grand master Konrad von Jungingen.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#October–December", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1412, "year_label": "1412 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 12", "text": "April 12 – Albert V, son of the former King of Sweden, Duke Albert IV, becomes the Duke of Mecklenburg (part of modern-day Germany) upon the death of his father.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357537157#April–June", "title": "1412", "revid": 1357537157, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}