Margaret of Burgundy

Born: Oct 1374 · Dijon
Died: 8 Mar 1441 · Le Quesnoy
Parents: Margaret III of Flanders and Philip II The Bold of France

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Oct 1374

Born

Dijon, Frankrike
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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

Norway
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.

Source: Kalmarunionen

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.

Source: Johann Gutenberg

Picture: Zythème · CC0
8 Mar 1441

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Le Quesnoy, Frankrike
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