Events from the 1420s in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch –

Eric of Pomerania Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396 ...

Events

;1422 * Erik of Pommeria issues ''Den store Købstadsforordning'' which determines that all market towns are to be governed by two mayors. * 15 February and 28 October –

grants the town of Copenhagen market rights. ;1422 *

Sound Dues The Sound Dues (or Sound Tolls; da, Øresundstolden) were a toll on the use of the Øresund, or "Sound" strait separating the modern day borders of Denmark and Sweden. The tolls constituted up to two thirds of Denmark's state income in the 16th a ...

are introduced at

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...

. ;1426 * 2 June

is granted new and extended market rights. * Undated The Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) breaks out. ;1427 * 21 July – A fleet from the

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...

has been sent out to attack Copenhagen as a reaction to the Sound Dues but is defeated by a Danish fleet in the

Øresund Øresund or Öresund (, ; da, Øresund ; sv, Öresund ), commonly known in English as the Sound, is a strait which forms the Danish–Swedish border, separating Zealand (Denmark) from Scania (Sweden). The strait has a length of ; its width v ...

. ;1428 * 16 April 15 June –

Bombardment of Copenhagen (1428) During the Danish-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) the Danish capital Copenhagen was bombarded twice by ships from six Northern German Hanseatic towns. A first attack in April 1428 was repelled, a second attack on 15 June was successful. The Danish f ...

: A fleet from the Hanseatic League attacks Copenhagen several times, using canons for the first time in the Nordic countries, but ultimately has to withdraw. ;1429 * Copenhagen's Goldsmiths' Guild is mentioned for the first time. The town is home to six goldsmiths.

References

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