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On 7 July 1162 King Haakon II was killed in the Battle of Sekken not far from the market town Veøya in Romsdalen. After Inge's fall, his supporters had rallied behind the lendmann Erling Skakke and his son, Magnus Erlingsson. Haakon II was succeeded as king of Norway by King Magnus V. [2]
Haakon II Sigurdsson (born c. 1147—died 1162) was the king of Norway (1157–62), illegitimate son of Sigurd Munn. On the death of his uncle King Eystein II in 1157, the 10-year-old Haakon received the support of Eystein’s partisans against the rival king, Inge I, whom they finally defeated and killed in 1161. In 1162, however, the ...
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Dec 13, 2023 · About King Haakon The Mighty Sigurdsson, of Lade. Haakon II Sigurdsson Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon Sigurðsson, Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson), (died 995) was the son of Sigurd Haakonsson, Earl of Lade, and thus Trøndelag. Haakon claimed descent from the divine linage of Sæming. Gift med Thora Skagesdotter, fire barn:
- Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag
- Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- December 25, 937
Haakon VII ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden.
Jul 6, 2020 · Today marks 75 years since the day King Haakon returned home after World War II. Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians welcomed the King and the family of the Crown Prince as they came ashore. 07.06.2020. After five years in exile, the entire Royal Family was finally back in Norway.
Haakon Sigurdsson ( Old Norse: Hákon Sigurðarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jarl ), was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. Sometimes he is styled as Haakon the Powerful (Old Norse: Hákon jarl hinn ríki ), though the Ágrip and ...
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Jan 8, 2007 · In a speech on 8 July 1940 King Haakon made clear that he would continue to fulfil his duties as King of Norway, once again refusing to comply with German demands. On 25 September plans to establish an occupation government were finally abandoned.
