Eric II of Denmark
King of Denmark
Years: 1090 - 1137
Eric II the Memorable (Danish: Erik II Emune) (c. 1090 – 18 July 1137) is king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137.
Eric is an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who rules Denmark from 1095 to 1103.
Eric the Memorable rebels against his uncle Niels of Denmark, and is declared king in 1134.
He punishes his adversaries severely, and rewards his supporters handsomely.
He is killed by a subject in 1137, and is promptly succeeded by his nephew Eric III of Denmark.
