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Birger was the son of King Magnus III of Sweden and Helvig of Holstein. He was hailed king of Sweden when he was four years old. This was done by his father in order to secure the succession.
Birger [1] (Swedish: Birger Magnusson; 1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. His reign was marked by unrest and civil strife; he was imprisoned by his brothers Erik and Valdemar following the " Håtuna games " in 1306, but when he tried to play them the same trick in Nyköping , there was an uprising that ended with Birger ...
Birger Jarl (c. 1210 [4] [5] – 21 October 1266), [3] also known as Birger Magnusson, [6] was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. [7]
Catherine Birgersdotter was the daughter of the Swedish regent Birger Magnusson (Birger Jarl) and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden. Her older brother Valdemar Birgersson was King of Sweden from 1250 to 1275.
His father was Birger Magnusson (Birger Jarl), Jarl of Sweden and de facto ruler of Sweden from 1250–66. His mother was Ingeborg of Sweden, daughter of King Eric X of Sweden and sister of King Eric XI of Sweden. [3] [4] [5] In the conflict between his elder brothers, Valdemar and Magnus, he sided with Magnus. When Magnus had won and been ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Explore genealogy for Birger Magnusson born aft. 1207 Bjälbo, Östergötland, Sverige died 1266 Jälbolung, Västergötland, Sverige including ancestors + descendants + 6 genealogist comments + questions + more in the free family tree community.
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When Ingeborg Birgersdotter de Bjelbo was born about 1253, in Stockholm, Sweden, her father, Birger Jarl Magnusson Folkungaätten, was 44 and her mother, Prinsessa Ingeborg Eriksdotter, was 42. She married Johann I. von Sachsen-Lauenburg about 1270, in Stockholm, Sweden.
