{"slug": "magnus-eriksson", "label": "Magnus Eriksson", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Eriksson", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314457", "qid": "Q314457", "description": "King of Sweden and Norway (1316–1374)", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [1316, 1374], "span_label": ["1316 CE", "1374 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "norway", "label": "Norway", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "august", "label": "August", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ingeborg-of-norway", "label": "Ingeborg of Norway", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "visby", "label": "Visby", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1316, "year_label": "1316 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden and Norway from the House of Bjälbo (d. 1374)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018310#Births", "title": "1316", "revid": 1332018310, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 8", "text": "July 8 – Magnus Eriksson is elected King of Sweden. His mother Ingeborg of Norway is given a place in the regency.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#July_–_September", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August", "text": "August – Magnus Eriksson, grandson of the recently deceased king Haakon V and already proclaimed King of Sweden, is recognized by the Norwegian assembly as King Magnus VII of Norway, thus establishing a personal union with Sweden and Norway.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#July_–_September", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1341, "year_label": "1341 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Danish king Valdemar IV Atterdag sells southern Halland for 8000 mark to king Magnus Eriksson of Sweden in order to finance the reunification of Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561422#Date_unknown", "title": "1341", "revid": 1369561422, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1356, "year_label": "1356 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – Erik XII proclaims himself king of Sweden, in opposition to his father, King Magnus IV. Thus begins a civil war in Sweden between father and son, which will last until Erik's death in 1359.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350441440#January–December", "title": "1356", "revid": 1350441440, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1361, "year_label": "1361 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and Norway sends a letter to the citizens of Visby, with a warning of an upcoming Danish invasion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918335#January–December", "title": "1361", "revid": 1364918335, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1362, "year_label": "1362 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – King Haakon VI of Norway, son of King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden, proclaims himself king of Sweden in opposition to his father. However, later in the year, father and son are reconciled and rule Sweden together.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360556919#January–December", "title": "1362", "revid": 1360556919, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1374, "year_label": "1374 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 1", "text": "December 1 – Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden (b. 1316)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369753981#Deaths", "title": "1374", "revid": 1369753981, "section": "Deaths"}}]}