Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1318/1320 – 1368) was a son of Duke Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Pomerania (*1291–after 16 October 1349*), daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania. Eric II succeeded his father, after his resignation in 1338, as duke of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg.
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Eric II | |
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Officially: Duke of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia Colloquially: Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg or Duke of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg | |
Duchy of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg | |
Reign | 1338 – 1368 |
Predecessor | Eric I |
Successor | Eric IV |
Born | 1318 |
Died | 1368 |
Spouse | Agnes of Holstein |
Issue Detail | Agnes, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Eric IV Jutta, Duchess of Pomerania-Wolgast Matilda, abbess |
House | House of Ascania |
Father | Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Mother | Elisabeth of Pomerania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Eric II and his cousin Albert V of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln ravaged merchants and other travellers passing their duchies. In 1363 the city of Hamburg and Adolphus IX (aka VII) the Mild,[1] Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel, supported by his relative Prince-Archbishop Albert II of Bremen, freed the streets northeast of the city from the brigandage by Eric II and Albert V, conquering the latter's castle in Bergedorf.