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Haakon VI Magnusson ( (appr. 1340 – 1380), was King of Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 1343-80 and co-king of Sweden 1362-64.

He was the younger son of King Magnus Eriksson
Magnus IV of Sweden

Magnus II Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden , Norway, and Terra Scania, and was son of Duke Eric, Duke of S?dermanland and Ingeborg, daughter of Haakon V of Norway....
 of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 and Blanche of Namur. In 1343 he succeeded his father to the Norwegian throne, who would still rule during his minority, until 1355 when he reached majority as sovereign of Norway.

15 February 1362 he was elected (co)king of Sweden in Mora stones (representatives of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 taking part in the election for the first time) at instigation of nobles, but soon in agreement with his father.






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Haakon VI Magnusson ( (appr. 1340 – 1380), was King of Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 1343-80 and co-king of Sweden 1362-64.

He was the younger son of King Magnus Eriksson
Magnus IV of Sweden

Magnus II Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden , Norway, and Terra Scania, and was son of Duke Eric, Duke of S?dermanland and Ingeborg, daughter of Haakon V of Norway....
 of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 and Blanche of Namur. In 1343 he succeeded his father to the Norwegian throne, who would still rule during his minority, until 1355 when he reached majority as sovereign of Norway.

15 February 1362 he was elected (co)king of Sweden in Mora stones (representatives of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 taking part in the election for the first time) at instigation of nobles, but soon in agreement with his father. In 1363 he married Margaret of Denmark
Margaret I of Denmark

Margaret Valdemarsdatter was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century....
, daughter of King Valdemar IV of Denmark
Valdemar IV of Denmark

Valdemar Atterdag was a King of Denmark .He was the youngest son of Christopher II of Denmark and spent most of his childhood and youth in exile at the court of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in Bavaria after the defeats of his father....
. In 1370 they had the son Olav who would succeed his grandfather to the Danish throne in 1376.

His cousin Albert III of Mecklenburg and nobles moved against his father in Sweden, ultimately deposing Haakon and Magnus and taking the old king prisoner.

Haakon then concentrated mainly on business of his Norwegian kingdom. However he succeeded in getting his father released and allowed to settle in Norway where he died. Some occurrences, they made efforts to oust Albert. Haakon continued to claim the Swedish throne, a reason why his wife and later widow Margaret used the title queen of Sweden until her own death.

In 1379 Haakon solved the disputes over succession in the Norse earldom of Orkney
Earldom of Orkney

The Earldom of Orkney was a Norway dignity in Scotland which had its origins in the Viking period. The title of Earl of Orkney was passed down the same family line through to the Middle Ages....
, awarding it to Henry Sinclair, ocean explorer, a (youngest) grandson of earl Maol Iosa, over the widower of Maol Iosa's elder daughter and other descendants.

In 1380 King Haakon died and was succeeded by his own son Olav IV Haakonsson who was also King of Denmark.