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14th century in Denmark
Events from the 14th century in Denmark.
Monarchs
Events
- 25 November 1317 – the Treaty of Templin is signed, ending a war between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the kingdom of Denmark.
- 23 April 1343 – Estonians rise against to the occupying forces of Denmark, the Teutonic Order, and the Livonian Order, starting the Saint George's Night Uprising.
- 1348 – the black death becomes prevalent in Denmark, arriving, according to legend after a Norwegian plague ship became stranded on Vendsyssel.[1] Population losses in the decades which followed led to the establishment of Vornedskab, a system of serfdom.[2]
- 22 July 1361 – Valdemar IV's army lands on Gotland's west coast, beginning an invasion of the island.
- 27 July 1361 – Danish forces attack Visby on Gotland, and the city surrenders and pays a ransom to prevent the city from being sacked. Danish forces still sacked several ecclesiastical buildings after the ransom was paid. Before leaving the island, Valdemar IV appointed sheriffs to govern the island within his realm.
- 8 July 1362 – the Danish navy defeats the Hanseatic League's fleet at the Battle of Helsingborg.
- 1367 – the Confederation of Cologne is formed as a military alliance against the Kingdom of Denmark by city-states within the Hanseatic League.
- 24 May 1370 – the Treaty of Stralsund is signed, ending the war between the Hanseatic League and the kingdom of Denmark which had been ongoing since 1361. The treaty stipulated the destruction of Absalon's Castle.[3]
- 25 September 1397 – the Treaty of Kalmar is signed uniting the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union.
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Deaths
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