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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Denmark that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
January 1070: Sweyn II of Denmark landed with an army, in much the same way as Harald Hardrada. He took control of York after defeating the Norman garrison and inciting a local uprising.
April 1070: King William defeated the Danish forces and devastated the region of York in the Harrying of the North.
Chronology
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Was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by the army of the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror.
1.1.Harrying of the North
Was a series of military campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069-1070 to subjugate northern England.
Was the invasion of northern Germany by king Canute VI of Denmark caused by disagreement with Adolf III, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein, over the possession of the island of Rügen.
September 1200: In the summer of 1200, King Knut VI of Denmark acquired the territory of Rendsburg through military occupation.
January 1201: On January 25, 1201, the army of Adolf III of Holstein and his ally Adolf I of Dassel was defeated by Danish forces near Washow. The County of Ratzeburg was occupied by Denmark.
November 1201: Duke Waldemar II, the brother of the Danish king, succeeded in subjugating all of Nordelbingen - the areas between the Elbe (southern border) and Eider (northern border).
January 1215: Valdemar of Denmark reached the zenith of his power around 1220, when he conquered Pomerania (1214).
July 1227: Battle of Bornhöved: Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg and Holstein defeated King Valdemar II of Denmark. As a result, the Danish border with the Holy Roman Empire was moved north from the Elbe river to the Eider River, the southern border of the Duchy of Schleswig.
January 1228: In 1203, King Valdemar II of Denmark conquered the area later comprising Saxe-Lauenburg, but it reverted to Albert I, Duke of Saxony in 1227.
Was the first conflict between Denmark and Sweden that led to the independence of the latter from the Kalmar Union.
October 1471: In 1471, King Christian I of Denmark decided to invade the small coastland in southern Sweden. Facing resistance, he chose to land his troops instead of laying siege to the territory. This military occupation marked a significant conflict between Denmark and Sweden during this period.
October 1471: Battle of Brunkeberg.
October 1471: After its defeat in the Battle of Brunkeberg, Denmark evacuated the territories it had occupied in Sweden.
A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.
4.1.Great Northern War
Was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
4.1.1.Phase 2: Sweden Defending itself
Was the second phase of the Great Northern War. It consisted in the counterattack of all the countries that Sweden had invaded during the first phase of the war.
4.1.1.1.Danish Invasion of Sweden
Was a Danish invasion of Sweden during the Great Northern War.
July 1719: The Danish captured Marstrand.
4.1.2.Peace Treaties of the Great Northern War
Were the peace treaties that ended the Great Northern War.
4.1.2.1.Peace of Frederiksborg
Was a treaty that ended the Great Northern War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden.
July 1720: All of Schleswig was now united under the Danish crown.
September 1200: In the summer of 1200, King Knut VI of Denmark acquired the territory of Rendsburg through military occupation.
January 1204: In 1203, King Valdemar II of Denmark conquered the area later comprising Saxe-Lauenburg from Albert I, Duke of Saxony.
January 1221: The island of Ösel is conquered by Denmark.
Disestablishment
July 1720: All of Schleswig was now united under the Danish crown.
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Denmark (Military Occupation)
