Birger Brosa's seal

He appears to have administered the whole Swedish kingdom and he was appointed earl during the reign of Knut Eriksson and he maintained the position during Knut's successor Sverker II until his death in 1202. Events Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China. ... Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ... In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites: The noble (royal) clan of Folkungar, named Folkungaätten (ätt means clan), who in effect introduced inheritance of the throne during the 12th century. ... Geats (Gautar Old Norse or Götar in Swedish) is the Old English spelling of the name of a Scandinavian people living in Götaland, land of the Geats, currently within the borders of modern Sweden. ... Canute I Eriksson or Knut Eriksson in Swedish was king of Sweden from 1167 to 1195. ... Sverker the younger Karlsson or Sverker den yngre Karlsson in Swedish (circa 1167-July 17, 1208), was king of Sweden from 1196 to 1208. ... Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ...

Before 1170, Birger was married to Brigit Haraldsdotter, the daughter of the Norwegian king Harald Gylle, and who had formerly been married to the Swedish earl Karl Sunesson and later to the Danish impostor Magnus Henriksson, who ruled in Uppsala 1160-1161. Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. ... Harald IV. (d. ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ... Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... Events Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...

Birger appears to have maintained peace in Sweden during the civil wars that ravaged Denmark and Norway. Many of the pretenders in these kingdoms sought refuge with Birger, and among them the Birkebeiner chieftains Øystein Møyla and Sverre I of Norway who were Birgitta's kinsmen. The Birkebeiners, led by King Sverre, sought to unite Norway into one nation. ... Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse Sverrir Sigurðsson) (c. ...

Birger owned estates in Ostrogothia, Nerike, Vermland and Södermanland. He was a great donor to the convent of Riseberga in Nerike, where Birgitta spent her last years after Birger's death. Nericia, also Nerike or Närke, is a historical Province or landskap in middle Sweden. ... Wermelandia, or Värmland, is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ... Södermanland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Sudermannia, or Södermanland - a historical Province of Sweden Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län - a current County of Sweden Part of Stockholm County, or Stockholms län - a current County of Sweden... Nericia, also Nerike or Närke, is a historical Province or landskap in middle Sweden. ...

As soon as he was dead civil war broke out. The bloody rebellion against king Valdemar in 1251 was in a large part incited by Birger's descendants. Valdemar Birgersson (1239-1302), King of Sweden 1250-1275/1288/1302, was the son of princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden and Birger Jarl, Earl Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo, who more or less ruled Sweden from 1248 under king Eric Ericsson the Lame his brother in law. ... Events First Shepherds Crusade Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Categories: 1251 ...

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• Filip Birgersson (d. 1200) was one of Sverre's most staunch supporters and his earl.
• Knut Birgersson, earl of Sweden. He was married to king Knut Eriksson's daughter Sigrid, and died in 1210 at the Battle of Gestilren.
• Ingegerd Birgersdotter was marrid to Sverker II and the mother of king Johan Sverkersson.
• Kristina Birgersdotter
• Margareta Birgersdotter