Queen Margrethe I of Denmark
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Margrethe (or Marget) I of Denmark was one of the greatest Queens in European history. She united the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under her wise and just rule.
This video is part of my 20 episode series profiling the most fascinating Queens of Europe.
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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
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that!
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.
Yes another danish person
there has been a rumor that her descendant wants to restore the monarchy in romania.
@@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.
Ah the "Danish" navy, built in Norway crewed by Norwegians.
@@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 ;))
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
If the world is even around 300 to 400 years from now I hope you get your wish.
If I'm still alive I'll do it
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.
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!
It's incredible that she held it together and stayed queen until death.
Still wish her only child didn't die and left a dynasty.
The idea of False Olaf made me laugh so hard
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.
I know Olaf from spongebob lol
Yeah there was famous story like this in Russia in similar times
What's ridiculous is that there were people stupid enough to believe.
I can only imagine the pain it brought up for margrethe.
She were called King Pantsless, by the Swedish king Albrecht .He lived long enough to regret it. 🤣
Did He Ever,LOL!!! 😆🤣😂
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?
@@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).
@@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.
@@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.
How did that bishop get away with that?
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
I find scandinavian women fascinating. Plus I'm tired of British royal women.
I love learning about strong independent woman. They exist in every age even despite the prejudices of the times.
So true!
Jip pretty cool
She's a role model for modern women.
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.
sjjacko6100 Danish monarchs don’t take a regal name.
sjjacko6100 future danish queens should be name after her in honor
@@martinrotvig lololol yes they do, it's either Christian or Frederick. They've been doing it for centuries, it's something their known for.
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.
@@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!
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!!
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!
Jadwiga was probably Poland's best queen.
Don't forget about urraca of Leon who was before both these women.
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)
Tak (thanks) :)
Your English writing is very good !! Don’t worry !
Your English is great!!
Thanks you guys.
@@nikolajsporon-fiedler8978 your english is really good bte than mine im als from den mak
You should make a video about Empress Leopoldina of Brazil, she was rad.
A sad, haunting story filled with brutally. Poor poor girl.
I thought I was the only person who still uses the word "rad"
Leopoldina was a remarkable woman whose husband didn't deserve.
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!
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If the cw ever does another reign series it needs to be about margrethe.
Hi, it would be fun it you did a series on Maria Theresas children!
Coming out this spring!
@@LindsayHoliday Thank you so much, I love your channel!❤❤
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!
@@LindsayHoliday YAY!!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I think her daughter Maria Amalia is the most interesting!
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!!!!!
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!
@@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.
Margrethe would be an awesome series for either hbo or starz.
@@vanefreja86 I just now saw this response! I'm going to watch today! Thank you!!!
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.
It's stunning.
Yeah it is great!
How many paintings of her have survived?
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 ;)
Will margrethe ii have her own segment?
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).
That's my definition of a boss woman.
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.
I love how you deliver the narrative as if it's a fairytale. You have great vocal work.
I wonder if margrethe actually inspired a fairytale?
I wonder if it would have been better of margrete had remarried and bore more children who would've taken the throne.
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!
Love Scandinavian history!
Too bad hollywood doesn't make movies or tv series of scandinavian royalty who are as fascinating as the British.
You’re one of my favorite channels! ♥️
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.
Had her brother lived to fathered children what would history be like?
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.
Margrethe II is actually named for her maternal grandmother, Margaret of Connaught.
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?
The queen of free healthcare
Take that USA
@@goodnightmyprince2716 💀
Was she the first on free healthcare?
I would love to see more videos on Scandinavia and their history and rulers. I love your videos!!!
Me too and I'm sick and tired of the media about the Tudors .
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 love your channel, I learned more with your videos about history than what we learned in 10 years of school history classes.
Scandinavian history shouldn't be swept under the rug in high school classes.
Her 'kingdom' is always united by heart.
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 :)
The pronunciation of names has me feeling all sorts of things...
Wow!😲 Her story gives me goosebumps! Such an inspiring queen!😍😍
She was a medieval iron lady.
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! ❤️
Same person, Danish v. English spelling of her name. Thanks!
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
Margrethe
You could say she was an medieval feminist.
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.
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.
@@MadsPrintz tho she forget that holsten was danish
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.
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.
I’m so excited for this series, great start!
Queen Margrethe is an incredible woman who deserves the spotlight.
Something tells me that this Queen and present day Queen Margrethe would have a lot in common and similar personalities
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
Exactly!!! 💯💯💯💯
Interesting and powerful queen
I don't believe she killed her own son.
this has help my understand the Bards quest in the game Skyrim. "the burning of king olaf"
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)
Idk what this was recommended to me but I'm watching this anyway
Margrethe II of Denmark just announced her abdication, what a way to start 2024.
Queen Margeretha 👸🏽seemed to be a wonderful Queen. A woman of substance for sure 🧡
Lovely video thankyou 💐
I love your channel! Keep up the good work I'm obsessed :)
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!
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!
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.
By far my favorite King/Queen worldwide
The current Queen Margrethe II is NOT named for this queen, she was named after her grandmother Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden.
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.
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.
Interesting vid!! Cant wait for the next vids
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
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.
She should have been called the great.
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?
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!
We made a School musical out of her story. IT. WAS. AMAZING
Is it on RUclips?
waiting for the Catherine the great video :)
She wasn't a Queen of Europe, though. Russia is not on the Euroean continent and she was a Tsarina.
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.
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.
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☺️
Your videos are so cool. I love learning about queens. And I like the background music.
Margrethe nephew Erik was an incompetent king but his wife Philippa of england was a loved queen. Hope Philippa gets a segment.
She's not generally liked in Norway, except by feminists who like her for being a powerfull woman. The reason Norwegians dislike her is that, Norway having been greatly weakened by the black death, entering the Kalmar union would pronounced the death of Noregsveldet (The greater Norwegian realm), and Norway as an independent nation for about 400 years. After entering the union, the norwegian nobility was gradually whitteled down and replaced by danes, and Norway would loose more and more independence. We would not be an independent nation again untill we declared independence and created our constitution in 1814. We then had a union with Sweden, that allowed almost complete independence, but we had to accept the swedish king as our monarch. We didn't regain complete independence untill 1905. The union with Denmark also cost us Greenland, Iceland, The Faroese islands, The Orkney, and The Shetlands islands. As well as the counties of Jemtland and Herjedalen. The union with Denmark is often refered to as "the 400 year night"
I am sooo excited to see more of these!!!! 👍🏻🥳
i love your videos!! they’re so interesting and really explain every aspect perfectly!
It seems women were better rulers than men!
If you’re doing a Queens of Europe series you should do one on Mary Queen of Scots
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.
Thanks for a good and well researched video about the greatest ruler of the Nordics. However, It's not true that Margrethe II is named after Margrethe I. She's first and foremost named after her maternal grandmother, the Swedish Crown Princess Margaret of Connaught (first wife of the future King Gustav VI of Sweden) who died in childbirth in 1920 when the future Queen Ingrid of Denmark was only 10 years old. She (M2) also shares the same nickname (Daisy) as her grandmother. As such it's purely coincidental that she also shares the name with Queen Margrethe I. Also, Margrethe II was never intended to take the throne, as Denmark had a strict male only succession to the throne when she was born in 1940. She first became heir in 1953 when the Danish Constitution was changed by a referendum to allow female succession.
I'm reading about her now. She is famous where I come from, Scania. Back then it was almost an independent province that many countries fought over. It belonged to Denmark according to the Danes, Sweden if you asked the Swedes and the Germans also controlled parts of it. Western Scania from Helsingborg to Falsterbo was under German rule during a number of years. The nobles in Scania were also powerful. They ruled more or less independent and had private castles which allowed them to compete with the state. That's where Margrethe comes into the picture. She wanted to reduce the German influence by uniting Scandinavia and tie Scania harder to Denmark. The noblemen conspired with Albrecht of Mecklenburg and tried to help him invade Denmark. Margrethe sent troups to Scania and put an end to that. Later she would defeat the Swedish king and put him in prison. Under her rule private castles became forbidden. She reduced the power of the aristocrats and accomplished her goal to unite Scandinavia. There were less wars during her reign.
Everybody were christians in those days but it rarely meant anything. in reality The interesting part about her is that she seemed to have taken her faith seriously. Apologizing to those who had sufferend in the war was unique. But where I come from she is also known for her strength and determination. According to a legend she came to a village when a dog started barking and scared the horse. Margrethe fell off and was so furious that she had the entire village burnt down. It's a historical fact that the village was destroyed but not by her because it happened around 1500, hundred years after she was dead. Still it's interesting that she is remembered for her character and made such a strong impression.
Thankyou for the video. Part of my ancestry includes these countries.
Thank you for this, I truly enjoyed it!
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!!!
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.
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
I read in wikipedia, she was respected in Sweden also.
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.
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.
I really enjoy medieval queens of Europe. There several interesting ones.
I love these vids.
I am so in love with your channel! will def support!
Thanks for that- very interesting 😊
Such detailed and interesting content. Love it!
As a Dane, she is my favorite monarch.
Our current Queen is NOT named after Queen Margrethe I, that’s simply an urban legend.
Great video! I live listening to these stories about powerful women from antiquity
Excited for more European queens
Nice! Thanks so much for sharing ;->
Very fascinating, can’t wait for the other queens. Would you do a video on Wu Zitien??
Valdemar Atterdag, Margrethes father,was a danish nobelman with links to the danish kingdom through his father who was a son of a former danish king. Valdemar was raised at a small German court. The danish crown was heavyly in debt, so when Valdemar was asked to be king, most of Denmark was on german hands. That was because the previous king had borrowed money from different German nobels in exchange for land in Denmark. Helvig, Margrethes Mother, was the sister of two such nobels. That was one of the reason why Valdemar married Helvig, because she came with a dowry and danish land. Valdemar used much of his first years as king fighting against the German landowners, to reclaime danish land under the danish crown.
Minor nitpick. But on your map of the territories, you have omitted the Faroe islands and the Shetland islands, which was also under her rule (like Greenland and Iceland, these came with the kingdom of Norway)
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?
Thank you. Great report
I just love your videos so much
Good video, although unfortunately the maps used are very wrong. At this time, what is now southernmost Sweden was part of Denmark, and large parts of today's western Sweden were part of Norway.
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
She was named Lady and husband of the realm once the Kalmar union was established. I always kinda loved that.
Watching your channel, I really have a new-found respect for women who were able to find a way to excel in statecraft/warfare during a time they were so oppressed. Your video on Christina of Sweden really opened my eyes to how difficult life was for even genius women in Medieval Europe explicitly because of their gender. Maybe we would benefit from having more women in leadership in modern times: Women leaders tend to be more thoughtful about the future and less violent.
Love World History!!!! You’re awesome.
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).
Thank you, very interesting!
Did you ever care for Hohenzollern history?
Before they became kings, they had some really interesting persons, especial women, too. I love Katharina, norn Sugust 1549 and died September 1602, daughter of Johann from Brandenburg-Küstrin ('Hans von Küstrin). She was born in that tiny part of the country which was an own country only for one generation, because her Grandfather had parted Brandenburg between hos two sons. He hated the Protestants 'with animal's hate' . His wife suffered because he was brutal, found comfort in Luther 's new thoughts . He wanted to throw her in prison and asked his ministers and church lawyers, if he would be allowed to kill her. They said no, but put her in a tiny hole and give a little bit food and water would be okay. She flew at night home to Denmark, and dared to come home when he was dead since many years.
Her husband thought that hopefully ONE son would stay in the old religion. So he parter the country. But both became protestants. Joachim II was the one which installed this official here. And his son later married Katharina, daughter of Joachim I is brother. From then the country was together again.
She was a lovely woman, built a phrmacy at our lost castle (the communists destroyed ot) and gave medicine for free to the ones in need. She also had her own -well, where you make butter and so. With that money she fed the poor.
She lost in only one year three sons, one a twin, ll between 7 and twenty.
When she died, it was said, the sun, which shown so lovely and warm for all that years, went down over the castle and our country .
Or Barbara, born 1464 and died in 1515.
Albrecht Achilles, her father, married her when she was eight years old with Heinrich IX of Glogau, which was born in 1429 (!)
He died two years later. Barbara got his possessions. This made a long war. In the end she could keep some parts of his country. Then she was married to Wladislaw II. She now was twelve.
It was made per procurator because of the still fought war, and she could not be sent to Wladislaw too. But somewhat later he said he want her no more. Matthias Crovinius had died and he watend that widow to become ki g of Hungarian. Albrecht Achilles wrote angry letters. And he said he would keep Barbara and send her ten year old daughter Dorothe- since she was still Virgin! So one if these old nasty men to which thar poor child was married must have -you know!
Babar asked a few years later the Pope to end that relationship with that second guy, and allow her to marry a knight, Konrad von Heide.
This brought her in bad misery. Her family caught them both. Von Heideck ended after some time the engagement, because he wanted to set free.
1500 the Pope ended that marriage. But Barbara never was set free again. She always szayed kept, later by her brothers. Some say she left the Plassenburg at some point and was allowed to move to Neustart an der Aisch, where she was kept in her Mother's castle. But nobody knows; most say she never left again the Plassenburg.
Isn't this a sad life? I know, I already told the whole story. But you could still make a video I think.
There are so many nice and interesting women ( I like the fact that our first king, Frierich I., had a sad life, since his wetnurse had let him fall on the floor, he had a hunchback, and so his father did not so much pay attention to him and only to his eldest, well formed and wild soldier like son. But the eldest died 19 years old on typhoid fever. The younger had lost all his siblings. When his youngest brother died too he panicked, since everybody said the stepmother had poisoned him. He fled, and this gave a huge trouble.
Short: he had a sad life. But: since childhood he had a friend. And when he became older, they really fell in love and he married her. This was so rare around 1700!
Ot is a tragedy; he lost her very young. If I remember right, she died at pock. Together with her unborn child. He had already a baby daughter. This child stayed his treasure. He married twice; both did not go well. But team fact he really, though only short, had- beneath his mother, which ist still beloved in Berlin :)- a human being which loved him more than any other soul, is lovely in my eyes.
Nobody cares for the Hohenzollern history. I like them, and if you would look at a few of them ( or our still beloved Luise, married to Friedrich Wilhelm III and died very young, which was Queen while Napoleon terrorised Europe, would be worth a look, too! Her second son become the first Kaiser in 1871) then I would find it nice.
I only know old German books with the history of these women from so long ago. They are online, but in German. This could be difficult. I do not know if and how you find sources in English.
Thanks again for your work! I really love history, you have no idea how much you give to me, especially in the moment in a very hard time.
Have a lovely day!
Very interesting. If only I spoke German! Thanks for the info and best wishes!
The clip at 0:01: Margrethe I, Queen of Denmark
Also the clip: showing the British St Edward's Crown