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| 3. Norway |
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| | | Magnus VII, who was also king of Sweden. | 1 |
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| | | In 1343 he turned over Norway to his son. Haakon VI, who was married (1363) to Margaret of Denmark. | 2 |
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| | | Olaf, the son of Haakon and Margaret, already king of Denmark, succeeded to the throne. His death ended the Norwegian line. | 3 |
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| | | MARGARET, mother of Olaf, was elected to the throne, thus introducing into Norway the system of election already in practice in Denmark and Sweden. (See Scandinavia) | 4 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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