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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]
- 1120s – c. 1132
- Margaret Fredkulla
Aug 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
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 recorded- Before c. 970
- His Majesty
Aug 22, 2020 · When Håkon died without a male heir in 1319, his grandson Magnus Eriksson inherited the Norwegian throne. Magnus, however, was elected Swedish king shortly after, following his father’s death and his uncle Birger’s banishment. For the first time since the 1040s, a single person reigned in two Scandinavian kingdoms.
Jan 1, 2023 · Augustus the Strong of Poland was many things – a rake who had reportedly fathered more than 300 illegitimate children and a strongman who bent horseshoes for fun – but Charles’ decision to ‘un-king’ him and put a Swedish puppet on the Polish throne was viewed by Defoe as an act of revenge that did not fit the crime.
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.
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.
