William I The One-Eyed of Meissen

Born: 19 Dec 1343 · Meißen
Died: 9 Feb 1407 · Grimma
Parents: Matilde of Bavaria and Frederick II The Serious of Meissen

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19 Dec 1343

Born

Meißen, Sachsen, Tyskland
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1348

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Svartedauden
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Befolkningen reduseres med mellom halvparten og 2/3 og når ikke sitt gamle nivå før etter 150 år.
1349

Norway
The Black Death
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The plague raged in Norway in 1349 and 1350 and took a great many lives. In the time after, many farms were abandoned and lay empty – many of them for more than a hundred years.

Source: svartedauden

Picture: Pierart dou Tielt (fl. 1340-1360) · Public domain
1397

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Kalmarunionen
William is 54

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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

Norway
The Kalmar Union
William is 54

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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.

Source: Kalmarunionen

Picture: Agnes Slott-Møller · Public domain
9 Feb 1407

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Grimma, Sachsen, Tyskland
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