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The House of Sverker were a powerful political force in medieval Sweden, contesting for royal power. Their origins were in Östergötland. [1] After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the ascension of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced.
Sverker I or Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish: Swærkir konongær gambli; c. 1100 - 25 December 1156) was King of Sweden from about 1132 until his murder. Of non-royal descent, he founded the House of Sverker, the rulers of which alternated with the rival House of Eric over the next century.
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John I ( Swedish: Johan Sverkersson; c. 1201 – 10 March 1222) was King of Sweden from 1216 until his death in 1222. [1] Background. 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.
Jun 2, 2023 · But this made the House of Erik and the sons of Knut Eriksson furious. More battles and killings came and it ended with the deposing of Sverker the younger, and the son of Knut, Erik Knutsson, became King of Sweden. He finally defeated Sverker the Younger in the famous battle of Gestilren in 1210.
Plausible arms of the house of Sverker. Kings of Sweden; Sverker I 1130–1156. Charles VII 1161–1167. Sverker II 1196–1208. John I 1216–1222. Personal Arms ...
Nov 2, 2020 · After decades of violent conflict, the houses of Sverker and Erik were depleted, and the former went extinct in the male line in 1222 with the death of Johan Sverkersson. As Erik Eriksson became older and remained childless, a renewed conflict over succession seemed inevitable.
Jul 17, 2023 · Later pretensions of the House of Mecklenburg claim that Sverker's daughter (if he had such) Christina was their ancestress, wife of Henry II of Mecklenburg ("Henry Borwin" in some later texts). The second marriage in 1200 with Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, daughter of the Folkunge Jarl Birger Brosa produced a son and heir, Jon (1201–1222 ...
