Im so excited to see you do a video on one of my home country’s queen!!! She truly was an interesting woman, lovely video as always Lindsey! And I also want to compliment you on your excellent pronunciation of all the Scandinavian names, great job

@LindsayHoliday

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that!

@jonglewongle3438

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, she was this and that, and she did this and that, but it was her rival older sister's progeny whom inherited, which was still her maternal nephew and niece [ blood relatives ], but her sister and offspring were of the Mecklenberg faction.

@actuallymaja

4 жыл бұрын

Yes another danish person

@willhuey4891

3 жыл бұрын

there has been a rumor that her descendant wants to restore the monarchy in romania.

@katarina9064

2 жыл бұрын

@@willhuey4891 what?

You forgot to mention that she also founded the Danish navy, the third oldest navy in the world. It would go on to become one of the strongest navies in Europe and controlled the Baltic and North Sea for much of the Early Modern Era. Aside from the Kalmar Union this is probably her biggest and longest lasting contribution to Danish history and a few years ago it celebrated it's 500 years anniversary.

@PokePresto

4 жыл бұрын

Ah the "Danish" navy, built in Norway crewed by Norwegians.

@kristianpoulsen9689

3 жыл бұрын

@@PokePresto y'all got a problem? Now a days spending Norwegian money earned by Norwegian oil companies threatening Arabian nomads' lives - Yo' Norway you're a big attribute to wars over oil in the Middle East ;))

@PokePresto

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristianpoulsen9689 Cant take a joke? I was just pointing out the irony of the so called "danish" navy being crewed by 85% Norwegians and most of its ships being built in Norway at its peak. I just find it ironic and funny.

@PokePresto

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristianpoulsen9689 Dont see how Norway is a bigger attributer to war in the middle east then Denmark? Last time i checked we dont really need middle eastern oil in Norway we already got a ton.

@kristianpoulsen9689

3 жыл бұрын

@@PokePresto Lol I got that it was a joke, I was just trying to call out the irony of things - I'm well aware that most Norwegians don't condone what major oil companies partake in in the Middle East

My life goal is to have somebody ring a bell or light a candle for me for at least 300-400 years after my death. I'm not sure how to do it, but I'm working on it.

@AtaMarKat

4 жыл бұрын

Callie Masters Well, marrying well, becoming a widow, then enacting horrific levels of revenge against his murderers worked for Saint Olga, Princess of the Kieven Rus.

@stillstanding4380

4 жыл бұрын

If the world is even around 300 to 400 years from now I hope you get your wish.

@franknberry333

4 жыл бұрын

If I'm still alive I'll do it

@evangeline77x

4 жыл бұрын

Im just spitballing here, but, you could maybe donate a bell to a church with the stipulation that it be rung at least once a year in your honor..? Or maybe donate a bell to a park? Like an art installation so people could ring it (like in the vein of a wishing pool?).. There are probably much more cost effective ways to achieve your goal, but just off the top of my head it doesn't seem like it would be too hard to set something up.

@robkunkel8833

4 жыл бұрын

There’s and app for that. BellSound👁‍🗨The rate stays the same for 100 years then it can go up. The most you can get is 400 years ... as of now.

At least her story wasn’t SO tragic. She had a very hard job and being a woman and a leader I am sure had its battles everyday! But she seemed very driven to help others and be a good person!

The idea of False Olaf made me laugh so hard

@1redrider100

4 жыл бұрын

It happened surprisingly often. Without photos, paintings could only be so accurate. Monarchs could only be so many places so it wasn't actually that hard to convince lower ranking, distant nobles and people of power that you were X brown haired, brown eyed king if you were charismatic enough.

@TheGuardianZX

4 жыл бұрын

I know Olaf from spongebob lol

@0912sooli

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there was famous story like this in Russia in similar times

She were called King Pantsless, by the Swedish king Albrecht .He lived long enough to regret it. 🤣

@gregoryjones9546

4 жыл бұрын

Did He Ever,LOL!!! 😆🤣😂

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

It's fascinating to think what might have happened if the Kalmar Union she built endured, since it could have been roughly similar to Great Britain (3-4 distinct people united under one flag and crown). Might Russia have never risen to prominence? Or would Peter the Great and his Polish-Lithuanian allies still have triumphed eventually?

@jeandehuit5385

3 жыл бұрын

@@thunderbird1921 The thing is that the Kalmar Union *did* endure for several generations after her death. Eric of Pomerania was succeeded by his nephew Christopher of Bavaria aft. being deposed. Christopher's 2nd cousin once removed, Adolf VIII, count of Holstein, was offered the Danish throne, but declined it in favour of his sister's son, Christian of Oldenburg, who became the 1st Oldenburg monarch. The Oldenburgs held the Kalmar Union together a few more generations; Christian's son John became king of all 3 kingdoms, as did his son Christian II. He was the one who lost it, tho. his daughter Christine did claim all 3 crowns, even after her great-uncle Frederick was elected Danish king. The real problem with the Kalmar Union is just that, despite the Scandinavian kingdoms *appearing* like good bedfellows, they *really* don't have much holding them together. In Sweden in particular, Union was incredibly unpopular, & it took cajoling by every prospective Kalmar Union king to get them to agree to elect their claimant. Indeed, the 'end' of the Kalmar Union was basically just the end of *Sweden* in the Kalmar Union; Denmark & Sweden remained united for the next several centuries, until Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden, after which Norway campaigned for its own independence. Plus, on the whole, the Kalmar Union monarchs were just not very effective rulers. Eric of Pomerania was deposed; Christopher of Bavaria subjugated the once-free peasants of Denmark; both Christian of Oldenburg & John had to use military force to incentivize Sweden to buy-in, & Christian II probably should have known better than to murder 82 Swedish noblemen (not that I particularly sympathize with any particular nobleman, Swedish or otherwise).

@cynic7049

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeandehuit5385 yes to hold the Union she built together was to hard for mortal men, the only that did it fairly OK was King Erik who got partly a free ride on her reputation. I do think it would have held up much betetr had her son survived, being of the blood of both the old Norwegian Royal dynasti and the old Swedish one he probably would have much eaiser with the Swedish nobles than the Danish/German Eric and the ones that followed.

@jeandehuit5385

2 жыл бұрын

@@cynic7049 Eric actually had the same ancestry; his maternal grandmother was obvs Margaret's older sister, but his maternal *grandfather* was the older brother of King Albert of Sweden. Albert & his siblings were 1st cousins of King Haakon Magnusson of Norway, Margaret's husband, & were descended from both the Norwegian Sverre dynasty & the Swedish Folkung monarchs. Thus, Erik actually had the best hereditary claim to Sweden & Norway after the death of the main branch of the family. Ofc. he wasn't Scandinavian by culture, but there were plenty of times where royalty of a different culture group worked out... just fine (there were lots of other times it *didn't* work out just fine, but then again, not every homebrew ruler was popular or successful either).

Interestingly she was buried at first - as she had wished - in the monastery in Sorø, but about a year later her body was abducted by the bishop in Roskilde who wanted a prestigious monarch buried in the new Roskilde Cathedral.

I love learning about strong independent woman. They exist in every age even despite the prejudices of the times.

@abbyjohnson8200

2 жыл бұрын

So true!

@liamostert1452

11 ай бұрын

Jip pretty cool

I have one Correction. Queen Margrethe 2. of Denmark is NOT named after Margrete, but after her grandmother Margaret of Connaught/ Crown princess Margareta of Sweden. But she did honour her ancestor bye taking the regal name of Margrethe 2.

@martinrotvig

4 жыл бұрын

sjjacko6100 Danish monarchs don’t take a regal name.

@haroldlawson8771

4 жыл бұрын

sjjacko6100 future danish queens should be name after her in honor

@jonscreen7698

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinrotvig lololol yes they do, it's either Christian or Frederick. They've been doing it for centuries, it's something their known for.

@martinrotvig

3 жыл бұрын

Jon Screen no they don’t! They are born with those names, it’s not a name they take when they ascent to the thrown. Please don’t try to educate me about my own countries laws and culture.

@jonscreen7698

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinrotvig Queen Elizabeth was named after her mother but her regnal name is Queen Elizabeth II after Queen Elizabeth I. All monarchs take regnal names which are then followed by a regnal number. Their regnal name may differ from their birth name but it also might be the same but none the less it is still regnal!

So happy that you made a video about Queen Margrethe I! It's such a shame that most of the world know nothing about such an inspiring woman

Jadwiga from Poland and Queen Marget of Denmark gave us so much long time lessons to learn when having power - use them in doing good!

You should make a video about Empress Leopoldina of Brazil, she was rad.

@winterweib

4 жыл бұрын

A sad, haunting story filled with brutally. Poor poor girl.

@dianelove8147

4 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only person who still uses the word "rad"

Hi, it would be fun it you did a series on Maria Theresas children!

@LindsayHoliday

4 жыл бұрын

Coming out this spring!

@ameliekristiansson9340

4 жыл бұрын

@@LindsayHoliday Thank you so much, I love your channel!❤❤

@gregoryjones9546

4 жыл бұрын

Of Course Everyone Knows That Marie Antoinette,Queen Of France And Navarre,Born Maria Antonia Was Maria Theresa's Daughter!!! Any History Buff Should,Anyway!

@gregoryjones9546

4 жыл бұрын

@@LindsayHoliday YAY!!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@annbsirius1703

4 жыл бұрын

I think her daughter Maria Amalia is the most interesting!

hi Lindsay. I think that it is awesome that you did a video of on of my countrys frist queen ever. ( sorry for bad english writhing)

@nikolajsporon-fiedler8978

4 жыл бұрын

Tak (thanks) :)

@gabriellevelez4051

4 жыл бұрын

Your English writing is very good !! Don’t worry !

@teagandreyer1997

4 жыл бұрын

Your English is great!!

@nikolajsporon-fiedler8978

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you guys.

@bannazzz3896

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikolajsporon-fiedler8978 your english is really good bte than mine im als from den mak

Loved this one! I’ve never before heard of Margrethe I, and it was a joy learning about her! Big big fan of your channel!

@bannazzz3896

4 жыл бұрын

o-k

That was so interesting! I’m on a bit of a medieval history binge and this filled in some rather big gaps in my knowledge. Thanks so much 😊, Chaq

A literal QUEEN, we stan

HBO or Starz needs to do a series her!!!!!

@vanefreja86

3 жыл бұрын

A Danish film about her is in the making with Trine Dyrholm as the queen. It has had a budget of 65 million Danish crowns (our currency) and is thus one of our most expensive films to date. They wrapped up on the 13th of july and is now in post-production. I can't wait! www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/historie/ny-film-paa-vej-om-danmarks-foerste-kvindelige-regent-braendte-sin-falske I grew up in Roskilde where her imposing sarcophagus is and ever since I saw it behind the the alter and knew of her story....well I've always wanted to see a film about her!

@uneshwaridoley3723

3 жыл бұрын

@@vanefreja86 I have heard about that film and even watched the teaser long ago...I'm really so excited to watch that movie in the theatres.

4:39 painting by a Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt of Blanche of Namur (Swedish and Norwegian: Blanka; 1320-1363) and her son Haakon. I've loved it since I was little.

@LaurenWatkinsArt

4 жыл бұрын

It's stunning.

@victoriadunnock9143

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is great!

I love how you deliver the narrative as if it's a fairytale. You have great vocal work.

It's a very nicely researched video. The Kalmar Union has btw. been described as the predecessor to the EU, but it fell apart after Queen Margrethe's death, because King Erik was not a fit ruler and the three countries did not agree on a successor. It all came crashing down in 1520, when King Christian the 2nd of Denmark ordered the Bloodbath of Stockholm, killing around 80 nobles, clergimen and general members of the public. The Bloodbath has always been considered the definitive nail in the coffin of the Kalmar Union and the result was first Christian the 2nd's abdication, as the only king in our history having done so, and generations of warfaring against Sweden. Impressive how our relationship is today, compared to back then.

Margrethe II is actually named for her maternal grandmother, Margaret of Connaught.

@jeandehuit5385

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. However, if one wants for a Danish princess named after this famous queen, look no further than Margaret of Denmark, queen of Scots (wife of James III & mother of James IV). She was the daughter of Christian of Oldenburg, the 1st Oldenburg monarch & his wife, Dorothea of Brandenburg (previously married to Christian's predecessor, Christopher of Bavaria). Christian & Dorothea had 5 children, so far as we can tell. The eldest 2 who died as children were given Scandinavian names (Canute & Olaf, the later for Norway's famous saint). Margaret was probably their 3rd child, & since neither of them has any close relatives named Margaret, it seems likely to me she was named, like her 2 elder brothers, after a notable Scandinavian predecessor. The younger 2 children were John & Frederick, both probably named after members of Dorothea's family (her father's name was John, & her grandfather's name was Frederick). Why none of them were named after any of Christian's relatives (like Adolf or Dietrich) is anyone's guess; Dorothea seems to have been a rather formidable woman, & she had lived in Denmark longer than her husband (having been married to his predecessor). Perhaps she wore the pants in their domestic relationship?

oh I absolutely love this! I have always had a big fondness for queen Margrethe and have read several biographies on her and her life but I never dreamt that you would make a video on her! Another brilliant video Lindsey dear!

Yet another great video about Kings and Queens. I´m from Denmark and a History teacher, and it´s great to hear your knowledge of our history. Queen Margrethe 1. had so much lust for power and her own son did die when he was about to take over.... but it was long ago, and our new Queen Margrethe II is way sweeter to her kids ;)

You’re one of my favorite channels! ♥️

Queen margreta I is one of my favorite queens in the history ..alongside with queen isabel I of castile and leon and queen Elizabeth I they are my all time favorite!!

The queen of free healthcare

@goodnightmyprince2716

4 жыл бұрын

Take that USA

@catelinsanjose3833

3 жыл бұрын

@@goodnightmyprince2716 💀

Love Scandinavian history!

What a hardcore researched you had made. Asians like me were benefited from your videos. It is nice to learn the history of other nations from the opposite side of the globe. Thank you for the hardwork! 👍👍💗💗 (from the 🇵🇭 Philippines).

I would love to see more videos on Scandinavia and their history and rulers. I love your videos!!!

Great video.Added fun fact: Margretes brother, Christoffer died of his war wounds, as correctly stated. One source has it that he was shot by an archebous in a naval battle with the Hanseatic league. That would make him one of the earliest confirmed casualities of a gunpowder weapon in Europe- definatly in Scandinavia.

I’m so excited for this series, great start!

There is a spectacular Danish movie about her: Queen of the North. While it's not entirely historically accurate, it depicts the era and this powerful and majestic woman beautifully.

@coffeefrog

Жыл бұрын

Oh, lovely! I'm researching the culture and fashion of the time and place, so that ought to be good reference. Thank you for mentioning it.

@Pythonfan3

Жыл бұрын

@@coffeefrog Happy I could help :)

I love your channel, I learned more with your videos about history than what we learned in 10 years of school history classes.

first Margrethe 2 is not named after Magrethe 1, but after her grandmother Margrethe of sweden and secondly on your map of the kalmar union, faroe islands, shetland and orkney was under norway

@gregoryjones9546

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!! 💯💯💯💯

She was a great lady. Your map, however, was inaccurate. The very southern province of Sweden, Scania, was Danish territory until 1658 when it was ceded to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilke.

@MadsPrintz

4 жыл бұрын

It is actually correct for much of the time period leading up to the Kalmar Union. Though it should be Danish territory after the war against the oldest son of king Magnus.

@kristianpoulsen9689

4 жыл бұрын

@@MadsPrintz tho she forget that holsten was danish

@cynic7049

2 жыл бұрын

Actually at the time it was Swedish. Valdemar IV Atterdags predecessors had given it away to Sweden, probably for unpaid loans or something. The promise to get those parts back to Denmark was the main reason Valdemar joined in the Magnus in the war agianst hid rebellious son. You may know or not that at the start of Valdemar IV Atterdags regin pretty much all of Denmark had been given away or lost so he started with almost nothing and spent his live getting all the lost parts together and under Dannish rule again.

@zadjia9868

Жыл бұрын

She did also forget the Faroe Isles, the Shetland isles and the Orkney isles. All were Norwegian territories and the latter two’s mishandling caused some conflict between Denmark and Norway.

Her 'kingdom' is always united by heart.

She was named Lady and husband of the realm once the Kalmar union was established. I always kinda loved that.

Wow!😲 Her story gives me goosebumps! Such an inspiring queen!😍😍

Interesting and powerful queen

If I may suggest: you should do a video on La Reine Elisabeth de Belgique. She worked as a nurse on the frontlines during WWI and used her influence to save Belgian Jews from the Gas Chambers during WWII. Also: she did yoga in her seventies, was close friends with Einstein, travelled proudly to the USSR and China in the middle of the Cold War and founded the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Genuinely Iconic.

Your videos are so cool. I love learning about queens. And I like the background music.

Something tells me that this Queen and present day Queen Margrethe would have a lot in common and similar personalities

I am so in love with your channel! will def support!

Idk what this was recommended to me but I'm watching this anyway

I love your channel! Keep up the good work I'm obsessed :)

Such detailed and interesting content. Love it!

I love the powerful places where different women wrote their names in history, also stating that even when they were considered to be unworthy to govern, they showed a great capacity, even on top of Male prospects, predecessors or anyone who ruled before them

Margrete was originally buried in Sorø Klosterkirke at her own request, but the body was later taken away by the bishop in Roskilde. And to this day, her magnificent tombstone, paid for by Eric of Pomerania in 1423, can be seen in Roskilde Cathedral. 11. April 2023

i googled Haakon, and says his spouse is Margaret I of Denmark, and says she was also born in March 1353. edit: love your videos by the way! ❤️

@LindsayHoliday

4 жыл бұрын

Same person, Danish v. English spelling of her name. Thanks!

Thank you. Great report

I am sooo excited to see more of these!!!! 👍🏻🥳

We made a School musical out of her story. IT. WAS. AMAZING

this has help my understand the Bards quest in the game Skyrim. "the burning of king olaf"

Wow! I knew that was now Queen Margaretta II , and knew there had to be a first but knew nothing about her. Thank you so much for the information and so well done

@sharknado623

4 жыл бұрын

Margrethe

I love these videos! Do you have any plans to make more? I'd love to see some about Melisende or Sibylla of Jerusalem or Alice of Antioch

Interesting vid!! Cant wait for the next vids

I just love your videos so much

Can you do more on the Denmark royal family please????? I've heard so much about the U.K which i love but am interested in more royal lines. Thanks for your videos. I love them!

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting fact: The British and Danish royal families are actually second cousins, due to Edward VII marrying Princess Alexandra in the 1860s IIRC. It was one of the last marriages between a future British monarch and a foreign noble.

waiting for the Catherine the great video :)

@christinaj.jensen4805

4 жыл бұрын

She wasn't a Queen of Europe, though. Russia is not on the Euroean continent and she was a Tsarina.

@marygalati6149

4 жыл бұрын

Europe covers about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi), or 2% of the Earth's surface (6.8% of land area). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population.

There's just been made a movie about her! It's named "Margrete den Første" or "Margrete - Queen of the North". I was pleasantly surprised of the movie and plot :)

i love your videos!! they’re so interesting and really explain every aspect perfectly!

If you’re doing a Queens of Europe series you should do one on Mary Queen of Scots

@gregoryjones9546

4 жыл бұрын

Yep,That Would Be EPIC!!! Mary,Queen Of Scots Was A RIVAL To Her Cousin,Queen Elizabeth I Of England For The English Throne. In The Eyes Of Catholic Europe,Elizabeth Was Considered Illegitimate,Because The Church Did Not Recognize Her Father Henry VIII's Divorce From His First Wife,Catherine Of Aragon. Mary Was Betrothed As An Infant By Her Mother,Mary Of Guise(Marie De Guise) To The Future Francis II Of France,If Male Issue Occurred,Scotland Was To Be United To France. But That Didn't Happen,Shortly After Their Marriage As Teenagers,Francis II Of France Died,And Mary Returned Home To Scotland A Young Widow. She Married Her English Catholic Cousin,Henry Stuart,Lord Darnley,Much To The Dismay Of Elizabeth I,Because Darnley Had A Claim To The English Throne Almost As Strong As Mary's,He Was Her Half-Cousin,They Shared A Mutual Grandmother,Margeret Tudor,The Elder Sister Of Henry VIII,From Her Two Different Marriages. Their Son,James VI Of Scotland,Eventually Succeded His Cousin And Godmother Elizabeth As James I Of England,Bringing The Stuart's To The English Throne,Leading To The Creation Of Great Britian Under Queen Anne,Which Later Became The United Kingdom Under George III.

Love this video!❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for that- very interesting 😊

Wow! These videos are my favorite! I wonder if you can do a video of how people became saints after death and the most famous ones?

Kudos 💎 - A very good introduction to the Kalmar Union and Margrethe 1st. Your choice of pictures is great. What great research 👏🏻. Lastly, Margrethe was so talented that she even knew how to negotiate with pirates to get her will and the Baltic Sea/ co-operation with "The Hansa", and create the Kalmar Union -- I've also wondered why her heir had to die...? Was it during a hunt?

@jeandehuit5385

3 жыл бұрын

Vis-à-vis infant mortality (or in this case, more like child mortality, as Olaf was 16), child mortality was much higher in the Medieval period than today. For example, I was born w/ my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. If I was born in the 14th century, that's an instant death sentence. Also, measures against disease (both in terms of diagnosing & curing them) were not as sophisticated as today. They were not *so bad* as they are often claimed (Medieval humoural theory is actually not bad at what we'd call 'health & wellness' as it recommends balanced diets & avoiding bad smells). Still, there are diseases leeches can't cure. & rallying a pogrom against the local Jews isn't going to prevent infected rats from giving you Bubonic plague. It's also bloody cold in Scandinavia!

Very interesting, thank you!

The current Queen Margrethe II is NOT named for this queen, she was named after her grandmother Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden.

Thank you for this, I truly enjoyed it!

By far my favorite King/Queen worldwide

Queen Margeretha 👸🏽seemed to be a wonderful Queen. A woman of substance for sure 🧡 Lovely video thankyou 💐

Great video, however the map(s) are factually incorrect. At the time a large section of modern southern Sweden was Danish, and parts of modern western Sweden belonged to Norway.

Love World History!!!! You’re awesome.

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

I'm just sitting here wondering what might have been if the Kalmar Union lasted. Does Russia ever rise to power with Peter the Great? Does Germany get conquered? Margrethe literally built an empire that could have changed Europe's entire history (had future leaders been also wise). It reminds me so much of the Habsburg Austrian Empire (only tougher and more naval-focused).

I've learned a lot watching your videos. Friends and family know if they need any info about any of the European Royals, especially the British royals, they come to me. Enjoyed this video

I really enjoy medieval queens of Europe. There several interesting ones.

Margrethe II of Denmark just announced her abdication, what a way to start 2024.

Nice! Thanks so much for sharing ;->

Margrethe is a beautiful name. Thanks to your channel I know how to pronounce the name. since now Denmark has Margrethe II who has been Queen since 1972.

I got interested in her after I read a poem by José Ramos Sucre, a Venezuelan poet called "La hija de Valdemar" (Valdemar's daughter). thank you so much! Greetings from Colombia (South America)

I love this !

I regret that I wasn't interested in royal history as a child. I don't think my history teachers did either. As a Dane, I'm excited to have found this video. Thank you!

Interesting short video.

The pronunciation of names has me feeling all sorts of things...

Always enjoyable :-) Always spot on! But two small error the map showing the kingdoms. The regions Halland, Skåne and Blekinge(South tip of Sweden today) should be marked red for Denmark. Those regions became a part of Sweden in 1658. Magrethe was actually buried at first in Sorø Klosterkirke same place as her father. Was later moved by force by the bishop of Roskilde. When you do such good work and this is the only minor thing you can come up with! Well then you did a pretty good job☺️

At the point in time when these events take place, none of the Norwegian possessions in the North Atlantic were colonies, they were tax-lands or dependencies. During the Kalmar and later Dano-Norwegian eras Shetland and Orkney were pawned off to Scotland, while Greenland was lost (due to the population there presumably dying due to famine or plague), it wasn't rediscovered until a Norwegian priest wanted to bring the Reformation to the presumably Catholic Greenlanders, but as they arrived they couldn't find any Norsemen, only Thule/Inuit people - This is when Greenland became a Norwegian colony, and remained so, in the later years only nominally, until the the Norwegian realm was sundered in 1814, where the mainland was awarded to Sweden and the king of Denmark got to keep the North Atlantic countries and the colony of Greenland as personal possessions.

wow more new stuff i didnt know, and i know some stuff... great video!

Thankyou for the video. Part of my ancestry includes these countries.

You excluded the part where she attempted to starve Stockholm into submission, and how the Victual Brothers took Gotland and threw her realm into chaos in 1394 at King Albert's behest to help the city. She overcame this by inviting the Teutonic order to eradicate them. She proved that she was just as competent as any male ruler, but could also be just as brutal.

Wow 😳 she was a great queen. Thank you ☺️

I've Read So Much About Her,In Encyclopedias As A Kid,I'm A Gen X'er,To Currently Online,But It Was Great Hearing Your Video On Margerethe I Of Denmark!!! Powerful Woman,Indeed!!! Queen Of All Scandinavia-The Kalmar Union!!!

Very interesting

Really cool

Very fascinating, can’t wait for the other queens. Would you do a video on Wu Zitien??

Great video! I live listening to these stories about powerful women from antiquity

Hi 👋! Love ❤️ u videos!

Great video - 💎 . Child marriages in kingdoms could maybe also be a topic for an upcoming video 🙏🏽 👑

You would not think in the year 2021 people were still taking this so seriously. But it would help if someone told people before now that it exist. Thank you I truly appreciate the knowledge and education.

She was not respected in sweden she would prefer to give danish or german nobility lands in sweden instead of swedish nobals. There's a reason the swedes rebelled so many times

@percyweasley9301

3 жыл бұрын

I read in wikipedia, she was respected in Sweden also.

@TrocaTheNero

Жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert (even though I am Swedish), but it seems Margareta was liked by all three realms, but things went badly after she died and Eric of Pomerania was fully in charge. Then after that the history of the Kalmar Union is full of conflict mainly between Sweden and Denmark.

@thenablade858

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Margaret picked mostly based off competency and loyalty to the crown. She employed more Germans in her native Denmark than Danes. So, this was not done out of prejudice towards the Swedes but many thought this was done out of bias.

My favorites from history are Margethe I and Magnus Eriksson, the Swedish king and Margrethe's father in law. He was a nice person but described as naive and careless with money. His reign lasted long but mostly because he was a child when he was elected. Finally Magnus was overthrown by his enemies and spent his last days in Exile in Norway, where he died in a boat accident. The picture of the woman with a child in her lap is queen Blanche, his wife. Very popular during her lifetime. Especially among ordinary people who loved their queen. But she also had enemies. It's possible she died from poisoning. Queen Margrethe had compassion but was also determined and did what was necessary in those days. Conspiracies against her was beaten down hard. She forgave some people and took them under her wings. They were smart enough not to cross her again. Her father united Denmark and she united Scandinavia.