Olaf II of Denmark

Names
	Danish: Oluf Håkonsen; Norwegian: Olav Håkonsson

Olaf II and IV
Olaf II and IV
	Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (left) and Denmark (right)
King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths
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
Names
Names
	Danish: Oluf Håkonsen; Norwegian: Olav Håkonsson
House	Bjelbo
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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