Back Olaf II van Denemarke Afrikaans أولاف الثاني ملك الدنمارك Arabic اولاف التانى ملك الدنمارك ARZ ایکینجی اولاف (دانمارک) AZB Олаф Хокансан Byelorussian Олаф IV Bulgarian Olaf Haakonsson Catalan Olaf II. Dánský Czech Oluf 2. Danish Olav II. (Dänemark) German
| Olaf II and IV | |||||
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 Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (left) and Denmark (right) | |||||
| King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths[1] | |||||
| Reign | 3 May 1376 – 3 August 1387 | ||||
| Predecessor | Valdemar IV | ||||
| Successor | Margaret I | ||||
| King of Norway | |||||
| Reign | 29 July 1380 – 3 August 1387 | ||||
| Predecessor | Haakon VI | ||||
| Successor | Margaret | ||||
| Born | December 1370 Akershus Castle, Oslo | ||||
| Died | 3 August 1387 (aged 16) Falsterbo Castle, Falsterbo | ||||
| Burial | Sorø Abbey, Sorø, Denmark | ||||
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| House | Bjälbo | ||||
| Father | Haakon VI of Norway | ||||
| Mother | Margaret I of Denmark | ||||
Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387)[2][3] was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III[4][5]) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.
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