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Magnus III (c. 1240 – 18 December 1290), also called Magnus Ladulås, was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290. Name He was the first Magnus to rule Sweden for any length of time, not generally regarded as a usurper or a pretender (but third Magnus to have been proclaimed Sweden's king and ruled there).
Mar 25, 2024 · king (1319-1363), Sweden. Magnus II Eriksson (born 1316, Norway—died December 1, 1374, Sweden) was the king of Sweden (1319–63) and of Norway (1319–55, as Magnus VII) who devoted himself to defending his Swedish sovereignty against rebellious nobles aided by various foreign leaders, most notably Valdemar IV Atterdag, king of Denmark.
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. In 1275, King Magnus had led a rebellion against his elder brother, King Valdemar, and ousted him from the throne. Before his death, King Magnus ordered ...
Magnus III, also known as Magnus Ladulås, was King of Sweden from 1275 to 1290. Magnus was the second son of Birger Jarl and designated Jarl and Duke of Sweden. He succeeded his older brother Valdemar and is credited with freeing the yeomanry from the duty to provide sustenance for nobles and bishops. Magnus's maternal great-grandmother was a Rurikid princess.
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 ...
Magnus III of Sweden (1240-18 December 1290) was King of Sweden from 22 July 1275 to 18 December 1290, succeeding Valdemar and preceding Birger. Magnus Ladulas was born in 1240, a son of Birger Jarl and the brother of Valdemar of Sweden. He was named Jarl and Duke of Sweden by his father, and, following his father's death in 1266, Magnus sought the throne for himself, deposing his brother ...
Aug 1, 2023 · About Magnus I "The strong" Nilsson, king of Sweden. 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 ...
