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Knut Haakonsson (Knut Håkonsson, Old Norse Knútr Hákonarson) (c. 1208–1261) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the throne during the Civil war era in Norway.
Haakon IV Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈhɑːˌkonɑrˌson]; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263.
Mar 22, 2024 · Håkon IV Håkonsson var konge av Norge i perioden 1217–1263. Han var sønn av Håkon Sverresson og Inga fra Varteig, født i 1204 på Folkenborg i Eidsberg. Han ble valgt til konge av birkebeinerne i 1217. I løpet av hans regjeringstid ble det slutt på borgerkrigene.
- Frille Kanga "The Young" "Den Unge
- June 1204
- "Håkon den Gamle", "Haco", "Haquinus"
- Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Skule's other son-in-law, the one-time claimant Knut Håkonsson, did not join the revolt, but remained loyal to king Håkon. This rebellion is generally taken to mark the end of Norway's age of civil wars.
Haakon IV Haakonsson was the king of Norway (1217–63) who consolidated the power of the monarchy, patronized the arts, and established Norwegian sovereignty over Greenland and Iceland. His reign is considered the beginning of the “golden age” (1217–1319) in medieval Norwegian history.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 20, 2024 · Hertug Skule Baardsson or Duke Skule (Old Norse Skúli Bárðarson) (c. 1189 – 1240) was an earl and a duke in Norway, and claimant to the royal throne itself against his son-in-law king Haakon Haakonsson.
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According to Knut Helle1”The death of King Sigurd Crusader in 1130 marked the transition from a century relatively peaceful internal conditions in Norway to a century of frequent struggles over the succession to the throne, the ‘Civil Wars’ as been termed by modern historians.”
