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Magnus II of Norway. Haakon Magnusson ( Old Norse: Hákon Magnússon, Norwegian: Håkon Magnusson; 1068 – February 1095), byname Toresfostre ( Old Norse: Þórisfóstra, meaning "fostered by Tore"), was king of Norway from 1093 to 1095. Haakon was only partially recognized within Norway and his reign was thus of limited significance.
Haakon V Magnusson (10 April 1270 – 8 May 1319) ( Old Norse: Hákon Magnússon; Modern Norwegian: Håkon Magnusson) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319. Biography. Head from the Nidaros Cathedral, considered to possibly represent an older Haakon. [2] Burial site of Håkon V in Oslo.
Haakon VI (Norwegian: Håkon, Swedish: Håkan; c. August 1340 – 11 September 1380), also known as Håkan Magnusson, was King of Norway from 1343 until his death and King of Sweden between 1362 and 1364. He is sometimes known as Haakon Magnusson the Younger to distinguish him from his great-grandfather, Haakon V (reigned 1299–1319).
Nov 11, 2023 · In 1288, Eirik II Magnusson was the king of Norway, with his main seat in Bergen. His brother, Duke Haakon, ruled in Oslo. When Eirik died in 1299, Haakon V succeeded as king for all of Norway. Haakon V is known for making Oslo the capital of the kingdom in 1314 and for building the fortress on Akersneset, where Akershus Fortress stands today.
May 16, 2019 · Haakon VI Magnusson, King of Norway and Sweden was born in 1339.1 He was the son of Magnus VII (II), King of Norway and Sweden and Blanche de Namur.2 He married Margaret Valdemarsdottir, Queen of Denmark and Norway, daughter of Valdemar IV 'Atterdag' Christofsson, King of Denmark and Hedwig von Schleswig, in 1363.1 He died in 1380.1 He held the ...
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Haakon II, the Broadshouldered (born 1147, ruled 1157–62), was the illegitimate son of Sigurd Munn. He was killed in battle at the age of 15. Haakon III Sverrsson (ruled 1202–04) may have been poisoned by someone acting for his stepmother, Queen Margaret of Sweden.
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Haakon V Magnusson (1270 - May 8, 1319) was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. He was married to Eufemia of Rügen, and father to Ingeborg Håkonsdotter who married duke Eric Magnusson of Sweden. He is considered to be the last Norwegian king in the Fairhair dynasty.
