Magnus II of Sweden
| Magnus II | |
|---|---|
King of Sweden | |
| Reign | 1160–61 |
| Predecessor | Eric IX |
| Successor | Charles VII |
| Died | 1161 Örebro, Sweden |
| Spouse | Bridget Haraldsdotter |
| House | Estridsen |
| Father | Henrik Skadelår |
| Mother | Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter |
Magnus II;
king of Sweden between 1160 and 1161. He is often seen by posterity as a usurper
.
Background
The mother of Magnus was
Henrik Skatelår, son of an illegitimate son of king Sweyn II of Denmark. After Henrik's death, Ingrid remarried thrice, with Harald Gille of Norway, then Ottar Birting, and finally Arne from Stårheim. Magnus therefore had kinship ties with the royalty of the three Nordic kingdoms. He was married to his stepsister Bridget Haraldsdotter, a daughter of Harald Gille who had previously been married to the powerful jarl in Västergötland, Karl Sunesson. Magnus is first mentioned in 1148 when he witnessed a document issued by King Sweyn III of Denmark.[1]
Reign
Magnus I as the stone shows), though his actual burial probably took place elsewhere within the cloister compound, now in ruins.[2]
Magnus was a claimant to the throne of Sweden, which was much-contested at the time. In 1156 he allegedly bribed a trusted servant of King
Inge the Hunchback was killed in Norway. Otherwise not much is known about his reign, except that he donated land to Vreta Abbey.[6]
Magnus merely reigned for a year. According to the 15th-century historian
House of Bjälbo, and the grandmother of John I of Sweden
.
References
- ^ Gillingstam, "Magnus Henriksson".
- ISBN 91-85908-52-5p. 74
- ^ Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks krønike, II, p. 133.
- ^ Tunberg, Sveriges historia till våra dagar, II, pp. 51-2.
- ^ Yngre Västgötalagen, http://project2.sol.lu.se/fornsvenska/
- ^ Gillingstam, "Magnus Henriksson".
- ^ A.M. Strinnholm,Svenska folkets historia, Vol. IV. Stockholm: Hörbergska Boktryckeriet, 1852, pp. 118-9.
- ^ Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks krønike, II, p. 133.
- ^ "Karl Sverkersson". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Gillingstam, "Magnus Henriksson".
Literature
- Gillingstam, Hans, "Magnus Henriksson", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10155
- Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks krønike. København: Asschenfeldt's, 1985 (ISBN 87-414-4524-4).
- Tunberg, Sven, Sveriges historia till våra dagar. Andra delen: Äldre medeltiden. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1926.
- Yngre Västgötalagen, http://project2.sol.lu.se/fornsvenska/
External links
Media related to Magnus II of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons
