Eric II Valdemarsøn (born c. 1290, died 1325) was Duke of Schleswig from 1312 until his death in 1325. He was the only son of Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig

Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig

Valdemar IV Eriksøn was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312. He was the eldest son of Duke Eric I of Schleswig and Margaret of Rugia.-Early life:At the death of his father Duke Eric I in 1272, Valdemar was only about 10 years old...

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Early life

Eric was born c. 1290 as the only legitimate son of Duke Valdemar IV of Schleswig in his first marriage with Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg, a daughter of John I, Duke of Saxony

John I, Duke of Saxony

Duke John I of Saxony was the elder son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg, a daughter of Otto the Child...

. Already during the lifetime of Valdemar IV, he acted as his father's coruler and used the title of duke.

Duke of Schleswig

At the death of Valdemar IV in the spring of 1312, he immediately succeeded his father as Duke of Schleswig. Shortly afterwards, he participated in the expedition of his feudal overlord, King Eric VI of Denmark

Eric VI of Denmark

Eric VI Menved was King of Denmark and a son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg.He became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered 20 November by unknown assailants...

, to Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

. During this expedition, on 30th June in the camp outside Warnemünde

Warnemünde

Warnemünde is a sea resort and northmost district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, situated on the Baltic Sea in the northeast of Germany at the estuary of the river Warnow.- History :...

, he was formally installed as Duke.

As Duke, he claimed the fief of Langeland

Langeland

Langeland is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km² and, as of 1 January 2010, has a population of 13,277. The island produces grain and is known as a recreational area. A bridge connects it to Tåsinge via Siø - a small island with a...

 after his deceased uncle, Eric Longbone, Lord of Langeland

Eric Longbone, Lord of Langeland

Erik Eriksøn, also known as Eric Longbone , , Lord of Langeland, was the second son of Eric I, Duke of Schleswig and younger brother of Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig.-Life:...

. These and other disputes with King Eric, were settled at the settlement in Horsens

Horsens

Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....

 on 9th August 1313, in which Eric renounced his claims to Langeland but received the Crown lands of the Duchy of Schleswig.

When King Eric VI of Denmark

Eric VI

Eric VI may refer to:*Eric VI of Denmark*Eric VI of Sweden...

 died in 1319, Duke Eric was briefly candidate to the vacant throne of Denmark. Ultimately, Eric VI's brother, Christopher

Christopher II of Denmark

Christopher II was king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total dissolution of the Danish state.-Biography:Being the brother of King Eric VI, Christopher was a...

, was elected King. However, part of the price Christopher had to pay to accede to the throne, was to accept the right of Duke Eric to the fief of Langeland.

Marriage and issue

In 1313 Eric married Adelheid of Holstein, a daughter of Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg.

• Valdemar III
  Valdemar III of Denmark
  Valdemar III of Denmark was a king of Denmark from 1326 to 1329 briefly when underage, as well as in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364 Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was widely opposed by his many subjects. His term was ended...
  
   (1314-1364), King of Denmark 1326-1329, Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V 1325-1326 and 1330-1364.
• Helvig (d. 1374), married Valdemar IV, King of Denmark
  Valdemar IV of Denmark
  Valdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar ; , was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.-Ascension to the throne:...
  
  

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