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Dec 5, 2023 · Swerker I Kettilsson den gamle was born in 1100, in Kaga, Östergötland, Sweden as the son of Kettil and Mrs. Kettil. He married Ulvhild Håkansdotter after 1134. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 December 1156, in Alvastra, Östergötland, Sweden, at the age of 56.
The future Pope Adrian IV, an Englishman, visited Sweden and attended a great church meeting in Linköping in 1152 without, however, being able to get a first Swedish archbishop appointed. Four years later, King Sweartgar I was assassinated on Christmas morning on his way to early mass at Ödeshög.
House of Sverker. Seal of Helen Sverkersdotter, the only known heraldic sign for any member of the House. Kol (died about 1173) was a Swedish prince who, together with his brother Burislev was a contender for the throne of Sweden from 1167 until his violent death a few years later. The struggle was a stage in the rivalry between the House of ...
Sverker den äldre, mördad 25 december 1156, var kung av Sverige. Enligt Västgötalagens kungalängd, sammanställd omkring 1240, hette hans far Cornube och var från Östergötland. Enligt isländska Langfeðgatal skall Sverkers far istället ha varit Erik Årsäll . Sverker den äldre är den svenske kung som har gett namn åt Sverkerska ...
Nov 12, 2022 · Sverker was a Sverker I or Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish Swrkir konongr gambli), murdered 25 December 1156, was King of Sweden from about 1132 till his death. Of nonroyal descent, he founded the House of Sverker, the rulers of which alternated with the rival House of Eric over the next century.
John was the son of King Sverker II of Sweden of the House of Sverker and Queen Ingegerd of the Bjälbo dynasty. When he was one year old, his maternal grandfather Jarl Birger Brosa died. King Sverker appointed his son as nominal jarl in order to strengthen his own ruling powers and secure the increasingly important jarl institution.
Sverker I or Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish: Swærkir konongær gambli), murdered 25 December 1156, was King of Sweden from about 1132 till his death. 87 relations.
