Portrait of Erik Knutsson from the grave in Varnhem church.

Erik X ( c 1180 – 1216), Erik Knutsson (Eric son of Canute) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. He was the son of Knut Eriksson and his queen, whose name is unknown, but who very probably was a high-born Swedish noblewoman. He was born around 1280 in Eriksberg royal manor. Image File history File links Erik_Knutsson. ... Image File history File links Erik_Knutsson. ... Events April 13 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter November 18 - France Emperor Antoku succeds Emperor Takakura as emperor of Japan Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by Ferdinand II of Leon Artois is annexed by France Prince Mochihito amasses a large army and instigates the Genpei War between... Events Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons War Henry III becomes King of England. ... Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ... Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ... Events Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons War Henry III becomes King of England. ... Canute I Eriksson or Knut Eriksson in Swedish was king of Sweden from 1167 to 1195. ...

When his father, King Canute I, died peacefully in 1195, all his sons were only children. Eric apparently was not the eldest of them. Due to the influence of the mighty second-of-the-realm, Jarl Birger Brosa, Sverker II, the head of the rival dynasty was chosen as King of Sweden, over the underaged boys. Birger Brosas sealBirger Brosa (Brosa means smiling), earl of Sweden 1174-1202, d. ...

King Canute's sons continued to live in the Swedish royal court, until 1203, when his brothers and family brought forward claims to the throne, and Sverker did not acquiesce, at which point Eric and his brothers escaped to Norway. In 1205, the brothers returned to Sweden with Norwegian support, but lost the battle of Älgarås, where three of Eric's brothers were killed. The Battle of ÄlgarÃ¥s took place at the royal estate of ÄlgarÃ¥s in northernmost Västergötland in November 1205 between the House of Sverker and the House of Erik fighting for the Swedish crown. ...

In 1208 Eric returned to Sweden with Norwegian troops and won Sverker in the battle of Lena. Eric became thus chosen the king of Sweden. The Battle of Lena took place January 31 1208, in Lena which is located in the Tidaholm Municipality in Westrogothia. ...

Sverker attempted to reconquer the throne, but was won and killed in battle of Gestilren in 1210. The banner under which King Eric's troops fought, was preserved by his kinsman the lawspeaker Eskil Magnusson of the Bjelbo clan in Skara, who in 1219 gave it as honorary to his visiting Icelandic colleague Snorre Sturlasson. The Battle of Gestilren took place July 17 1210, in Uppland, Sweden, between Sverker and the Swedish king Eric. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado, emperor of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading southern Italy in 1210 Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Tristan about 1210 Beginning of Delhi Sultanate Births... A Lawspeaker (Old Swedish: laghmaþer or laghman, Norwegian: lagmand, Icelandic: lög(sögu)maðr) was a unique Scandinavian legal office. ... Eskil Magnusson was the lawspeaker of Västergötland c. ... Skara is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... // Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the... Snorri Sturlason (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ...

At that time, king Eric X married princess Richeza of Denmark, daughter of the late Valdemar I of Denmark, and sister of the then reigning Valdemar II the Victorious. This was to make up relations with Denmark, which had traditionally supported the Sverker dynasty, against the Norwegian-supported dynasty of Eric. Valdemar I the Great (1131-1182) was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182. ...

Eric X was the first Swedish king who was crowned.

He died suddenly in fever in 1216 in the castle of Näs on the island of Visingsö. He was buried in the Varnhem Abbey Church.

His marriage produced several daughters, at least three and possibly as many as five, and one and only son, born posthumously, the future Eric XI of Sweden. Daughters: Helena?, Sophia?, Marianna?, Eric XI of Sweden Eric XI Ericsson (1216 – February 2, 1250) den läspe och halte: the stuttering and lame, was king of Sweden 1222 – 1229 and 1234 – 1250. ...

1. Märta of Sweden, married with Marshal Nils Sixtensson (Sparre)
2. Ingeborg of Sweden, possibly the youngest daughter.

Some later pretensions claim that one of his daughters would have been Marianna, who married a duke of Pomerania, becoming an ancestress of the House of Mecklenburg. Marshal (also spelled Marshall) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ... Ducal House of Mecklenburg A North German Princely dynasty Origins Lords of the vend tribe Obotrites Claims to Swedish throne The Dukes of Mecklenburg pursued from 14th century a claim to inheritance in Sweden: The Duke of Mecklenburg was a descendant and the heir of two women whom legends tied...