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Magnus the Strong (c. 1106 – 4 June 1134), also known as Magnus Nilsson [1] ( Danish: Magnus Nielsen/Nielssøn [2] [3] ), 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 ...
- 1120s – c. 1132
- Margaret Fredkulla
Aug 1, 2023 · Magnus was the son of King Niels I of Denmark and Margaret Fredkulla, the second or eldest daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden. Kingship. When Margaret's first cousin King Inge the Younger died in 1125, Magnus claimed the throne as the eldest grandson of Inge the Elder.
- 1106
- Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark (Denmark)
Mar 17, 2024 · Sweden got a new king named Albrecht of Mecklenburg, who was the son of Magnus Eriksson's sister Eufemia. Albrecht of Mecklenburg realized that he should take back Skåne from Valdemar Atterdag in Denmark and in 1368 he came here to Lindholmen in an attempt to regain the province.
The Norwegians are unhappy with having a common king with Sweden, so in 1355 king Magnus’ younger son Håkan becomes king of Norway. King Mangus’ eldest son Erik becomes very displeased over the fact that his younger brother has become King in Norway and so he tries to gather support from Duke Albert of Mecklenburg and proclaim himself King ...
May 6, 2019 · The 35-year-old Swedish chef is closing his destination restaurant to become a gardener. ... Magnus Nilsson is sitting in the April sun looking out at the garden at Fäviken, his 24-seat ...
Magnus was the son of King Niels I of Denmark and Margaret Fredkulla, the second or eldest daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden. His elder brother Inge was killed in a riding accident, leaving Magnus as the sole heir to Niels. He grew up to be a tall and strong young man, a head taller than anyone else.
Magnus was born in Norway [4] either in April or May 1316 [7] to Eric, Duke of Södermanland, a son of Magnus III of Sweden and Ingeborg, a daughter of Haakon V of Norway. Magnus was elected king of Sweden on 8 July 1319, and acclaimed as hereditary king of Norway at the thing of the Haugating in Tønsberg in August of the same year.
