Margarete of Jülich

Born: abt 1364
Died: 18 Jul 1442
Parents: Anna of the Palatinate and William of Jülich

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1397

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Kalmarunionen
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Kalmarunionen. Norge, Sverige og Danmark forenes under felles kongemakt ledet av dronning Margrete. Unionen ble aldri formelt oppløst, men motsetningene mellom Sverige og Danmark førte til at den opphørte ca. 1520.
1397

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The Kalmar Union
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Eric of Pomerania was crowned joint king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden at Kalmar. The union finally ended when Sweden chose a king of its own in 1523.

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Picture: Agnes Slott-Møller · Public domain
1440

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The printing press
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Johann Gutenberg developed a way of casting letters as loose, reusable type. Books and printed matter could now be made in large numbers.

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18 Jul 1442

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