MARGADANT, Sistox, The real name of the German humanist Simon Lem nius (q.v.).
(1353-1412). Queen of Den mark. Norway, and Sweden. She was the second daughter of Valdemar IV., King of Denmark, and the wife of llaakon VI., King of Norway, whom she married in 1363. On the death of her father without direct male heirs, the Danish hh•s, after an interregnum, offered the erown in 1376 to Margaret and her husband in trust for their infant son Olaf. By the death of Ilaakon in 1350 ...Margaret became sole guardian of the young Prince, who died in 1357. Snell was the skill with which she had conducted the Government during her sole regency that the estates of both kingdoms tantrumsd in electing her as their joint sovereign. With the coneurrence of her subjeets, she nomi nated her Erie of Pomerania, her successor; and although, owing to infancy at the time. and his sithsequent incapacity, the real power rested in the hands of ...Margaret, she contented herself from that time with the title of by the grace of God, daughter of Valdemar,King of At the moment that 'Margaret ‘vas cementing the union of Norway and Denmark, the condition of affairs in Sweden opened the way for a further extension of her power. The Swedish King, Albert of Alecklen
burg. had so thoroughly alienated the affections of his subjects that the nobles, declaring the throne vacant, offered to acknowledge :Margaret as their ruler. The Queen lost no time in sending an army into Sweden to support her pretensions, and defeated the German troops at Fat ki;ping in 1389, where Alhert fell into her hands. The King remained in prison till 1395. during which time vo nt the work of sub jugating Sweden. In 1397 she effected the so ealled of Kalmar. hy which the crowns of the three Scandinavian kingdoms were henceforth to remain united. Eric, who was in his sixteenth year, was invested with the triple dignity. :Mar garet to exert great influence in the Government. She died loward the close of 1112, while she was attempting to bring about peace between Eric and the Duke of Holstein. Con sult Otte:. Scondinsriene History (London, 1874).