Erik V

Erik V (born c. 1249, Denmark—died Nov. 22, 1286, Finderup, Den.) was the king of Denmark (1259–86) whose reign saw the expansion of the power of the great nobles and prelates, formalized by the royal charter of 1282, and the restoration of Danish sovereignty in Schleswig (southern Jutland). The son of Christopher I, Erik succeeded to the throne in 1259 after the murder of his father during a power struggle with Archbishop Jakob Erlandsen. In...