Events from the 13th century in Denmark.
Monarchs
Events
- 1218 â Pope Honorius III gives Valdemar II the right to annex Estonian land as part of the Livonian crusade.
- 1219 â Valdemar II establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
- 15 June 1219 â Estonians attack occupying Danish forces in Tallinn at the Battle of Lyndanisse. According to legend, the Dannebrog fell from the sky during the battle.
- 1221 â Estonians attack the Danish stronghold in Tallinn at the Siege of Tallinn. After 14 days, the Estonian forces retreated.
- 22 July 1227 â Danish forces are defeated at the Battle of Bornhöved by the County of Holstein and the Hanseatic League. As a result, Holstein gains independence from Denmark.
- 7 June 1238 â the Treaty of Stensby is signed between Valdemar II and the Teutonic Order, stipulating the division of Estonian lands.
- 1275 â Erik V agrees to assist Magnus Birgersson in overthrowing King Valdemar Birgersson of Sweden for an agreed sum of 6,000 silver marks.
- 1276 â after taking the throne, Magnus Birgersson, now King Magnus III of Sweden, refuses to pay the agreed sum to Eric V. In the fall of 1276, Magnus III moves Swedish forces into Halland and SkÃÂ¥ne, beginning the 6,000-Mark War.
- 1278 â a peace agreement is reached between Denmark and Sweden, ending the 6,000-Mark War. The agreement stipulated that Magnus III pay reparation totaling 4,000 marks.
- 6 July 1289 â King Eric II of Norway sails into the ÃÂresund with outlaw Danish nobles, beginning the War of the Outlaws
- 7 July 1289 â Eric II's forces set fire to Helsingør before sailing to Copenhagen where they are defeated at the Battle of Copenhagen
- 9 July 1289 â Eric II's forces again set fire to the islands of Ven and Amager before they are defeated at the Battle of Skanör
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