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- Magnus Nilsson, Mogens Nielsen, or Magnus the Strong (born c. 1106 – died June 4, 1134 in the battle of Fotevik), was a Scandinavian ruler and Danish duke who reigned c. 1125-c.1130 in southern parts of Sweden ("Gothenland").
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Magnus the Strong (c. 1106 – 4 June 1134), also known as Magnus Nilsson (Danish: Magnus Nielsen/Nielssøn), was a Danish duke who ruled Gothenland in southern Sweden from the 1120s to c. 1132. It is disputed whether he was elected king by the Swedes, but he is nevertheless sometimes found in the modern list of Swedish monarchs as Magnus I . [4]
Magnus I "the Strong" Magnus (den starke) Nilsson (status disputed) c. 1125 – 1130 or c. 1130 – 1134 (c. 4–5 years) Grandson of Inge the Elder. Attested only as a pretender in the Gesta Danorum; perhaps never recognized as king. Richeza of Poland (2 children) Died in 1134
PortraitNameReignSuccessionStenkil Stenkil Ragnvaldssonc. 1060 – 1066 (c. 6 years)Possibly son-in-law of Emund [e]"Ingamoder" (?) (at least 2 children)Eric and Eric [a] Erik och Erik ...c. 1066 (?) (briefly)Recorded in only one source [f] as two ...Nothing recordedHalsten Halsten Stenkilssonc. 1066 – 1068 [28] (c. 2 years)Son of StenkilUnknown queen (at least 2 children)Anund "from Russia" Anund Gårdske ...c. 1068 – 1076 [28] (?) (c. 8 years)Recorded in only one source [h] as ...Nothing recordedAug 1, 2023 · Magnus Nilsson, Mogens Nielsen, or Magnus the Strong (born c. 1106 – died June 4, 1134 in the battle of Fotevik), was a Scandinavian ruler and Danish duke who reigned c. 1125-c.1130 in southern parts of Sweden ("Gothenland"). His father was king Niels I of Denmark and mother Margaret Fredkulla, the second or eldest daughter of Inge I of Sweden.
- Roskilde, Sjælland
- Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark (Denmark)
- 1106
Contents. The early Vasa kings (1523–1611) Gustav I Vasa, portrait after J. Binck, 1542; in the University of Uppsala, Sweden. After Gustav I Vasa was elected to the throne in 1523, he began to restore the power of the Swedish king and to organize a central administration under his own direct leadership.
That dynasty formed pre-Kalmar Union Sweden into a strong state, and finally king Magnus IV (reigned 1319–1364) even ruled Norway (1319–1343) and Scania (1332–1360). Following the Black Death, [clarification needed] the union weakened, and Scania reunited with Denmark.
It is disputed whether he was elected king by the Swedes, but he is nevertheless sometimes found in the modern list of Swedish monarchs as Magnus I. Snorri Sturlason gives him the epithet Magnus the Strong. He was also briefly co-king of Denmark from 15 April 1134 and until his death.
Jun 2, 2023 · Afterwards Magnus Henriksson made himself king, but the year after, in 1161, he was also killed. This in a battle against one of Sverker the Elder's sons, Karl Sverkersson. This was the start of a very long power struggle in Sweden between the Erik royal family and the Sverker royal family.
