Eric V "Klipping" (1249-
November 22, 1286) was King of
Denmark (1259-1286) and son of
Christopher I. Until 1264 he ruled under the auspices of his mother, the competent Queen Dowager
Margaret Sambiria. In this period he was for some time 1261-1262 a prisoner in
Holstein after a military defeat and afterwards he was for some years brought up in
Brandenburg. He tried to enforce his power over church and nobility. His conflict with the former was brought to a satisfying result but in 1282 he was forced by the latter to accept an agreement (a "handfastening" - a kind of a Danish
Magna Carta) which limited his authority. In the 1270s, Erik Glipping attacked
Småland.
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