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Ingeborg Eriksdotter (c. 1212 – 17 June 1254) was a Swedish princess and duchess, daughter of King Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus III of Sweden. Biography. Ingeborg was born the eldest daughter of King Eric X of Sweden and his wife Richeza of Denmark.
Magnus was born in Norway either in April or May 1316 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.
From 1389 to 1523, Sweden was often united with Denmark and Norway under the kings of the Kalmar Union. Sweden's full independence was restored under Gustav I in 1523. He is often credited as the founder of modern Sweden, [11] and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession . [12]
Eric X of Sweden, Swedish: Erik Knutsson; Old Norse: Eiríkr Knútsson (c.?1180 - 10 April 1216) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Eric the Survivor (Swedish: "Erik som överlevde") when he became King, he was the only remaining son of King Canute I of Sweden and his queen of an undetermined name, who probably was ...
Eric X (Swedish: Erik Knutsson; Old Norse: Eiríkr Knútsson; c. 1180 – 10 April 1216) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Eric the Survivor (Swedish: Erik som överlevde), he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Canute I of Sweden and his queen.
Margaret I ( Danish: Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was Queen regnant of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian kingdoms together for over a century. [3] [4] [5] She had been queen consort of Norway from ...
Quick facts for kids. Eric " X " ( Swedish: Erik Knutsson; Old Norse: Eiríkr Knútsson; c. 1180 – 10 April 1216) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Eric the Survivor (Swedish: "Erik som överlevde"), he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Canute I of Sweden and his queen.
