For the anti-king of Denmark who called himself Olaf II, see Olaf Haraldsen.
King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths
Olaf II and IV
Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (left) and Denmark (right)
King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths[1]
Reign
3 May 1376 – 3 August 1387
Predecessor
Valdemar IV
Successor
Margaret I
King of Norway
Reign
29 July 1380 – 3 August 1387
Predecessor
Haakon VI
Successor
Margaret
Born
(1370-12-00)December 1370 Akershus Castle, Oslo
Died
3 August 1387(1387-08-03) (aged 16) Falsterbo Castle, Falsterbo
Burial
Sorø Abbey, Sorø, Denmark
Names
Danish: Oluf Håkonsen Norwegian: Olav Håkonsson
House
Bjelbo
Father
Haakon VI of Norway
Mother
Margaret I of Denmark
Memorial plate commemorating King Olaf at the site of his death.
Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387)[2][3] was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III[4][5]) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.
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^Overskov, Carsten: Fra Gorm til Margrethe. De første tusind år på topposten, Kolding, 2005. (pp. 8 & 58)
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