Birth of Haakon VI1340
Birth of Haakon VI, younger son of King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and Norway and Blanche of Namur
Historical person
Haakon VI Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Haakon VI, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Norway.
9 records1340–13808 events1 places
Chronological biography
1340
1343
Succession1343
Succeedes his father to the Norwegian throne, who would still rule during his minority, until 1355
1355
Succession1355
Succeeds as King of Norway, younger son of Magnus VII Eriksson, reaches majority as sovereign of Norway
1362
Rule of Sweden15 February 1362
Elected (co) king of Sweden. Becomes joint ruler of Sweden, 1362-64
1363
Marriage1363
Marries Margaret, daughter of King Valdemar IV of Denmark
1368
Baltic War Pressure1368
Haakon VI faces pressure from the Hanseatic conflict with Denmark
1370
Birth of Olav1370
Has a son Olav who would succeed his grandfather to the Danish throne in 1376
1379
Rule of Orkney1379
Haakon solves the disputes over succession in the Norse earldom of Orkney, awarding it to Henry Sinclair, ocean explorer, grandson of earl Maol Iosa
1380
Death of Haakon VI1380
Death of Haakon VI, succeeded by his own son Olav IV Haakonsson who was also King of Denmark
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.