{"slug": "eric-vi-of-denmark", "label": "Eric VI of Denmark", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_VI_of_Denmark", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359601", "qid": "Q359601", "description": "King of Denmark", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1274, 1319], "span_label": ["1274 CE", "1319 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "henry-ii-lord-of-mecklenburg", "label": "Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mecklenburg", "label": "Mecklenburg", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "margraviate-of-brandenburg", "label": "Margraviate of Brandenburg", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "grand-duchy-of-lithuania", "label": "Grand Duchy of Lithuania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "teutonic-order", "label": "Teutonic Order", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "riga", "label": "Riga", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "livonian-order", "label": "Livonian Order", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "livonia", "label": "Livonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hanseatic-league", "label": "Hanseatic League", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christopher-ii-of-denmark", "label": "Christopher II of Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-schleswig", "label": "Duchy of Schleswig", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1274, "year_label": "1274 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Eric VI, king of Denmark (House of Estridsen) (d. 1319)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356688810#Births", "title": "1274", "revid": 1356688810, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1298, "year_label": "1298 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Battle of Turaida: Forces of the Livonian Order are decisively defeated near Turaida Castle by the residents of Riga, allied with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under Vytenis. After their defeat, the Livonians receive reinforcements from the Teutonic Order and defeat the residents of Riga and Lithuanians near Neuermühlen, on June 28. The knights proceed with their campaign, and besiege and capture Riga. In response, King Eric VI of Denmark (\"Menved\") threatens to invade Livonia, but a truce is reached and the conflict is mediated by Pope Boniface VIII.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363071319#Europe", "title": "1298", "revid": 1363071319, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1312, "year_label": "1312 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 15", "text": "December 15 – In Germany, Henry II the Lion, ruler of Mecklenburg, succeeds in his conquest of the Lordship of Rostock, at the time a protectorate of King Eric VI Menved of Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362487312#October_–_December", "title": "1312", "revid": 1362487312, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1313, "year_label": "1313 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 9", "text": "August 9 – In the town of Horsens in Denmark, Eric of Jutland reaches a settlement with King Eric VI Menved and receives the Duchy of Schleswig in return for renouncing all claims to Langeland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694602#July_–_September", "title": "1313", "revid": 1361694602, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1317, "year_label": "1317 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – Treaty of Templin: After ending the war between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and Denmark, Brandenburg is forced to negotiate a truce. King Eric VI, his ally Duke Henry the Lion and Waldemar the Great sign a peace treaty in Templin. Brandenburg agrees to transfer Burg Stargard and Arnsberg castle to Mecklenburg. They also surrender the territories of Schlawe-Stolp, located on the Baltic coast, to Pomerania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368785088#October_–_December", "title": "1317", "revid": 1368785088, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – Eric VI Menved, king of Denmark (b. 1274)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#Deaths", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – King Eric VI of Denmark dies after a 33-year reign at Roskilde, leaving a vacancy that will not be filled until the January election of his brother Christopher II. During his rule, he attempts to control the routes of the Hanseatic League. The Hanse, an association of Baltic merchants, expels the English and Scots, and gains a monopoly of trade with Norway.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#October_–_December", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Events › October – December"}}]}