Sverker The Younger Karlsson or Sverker den yngre Karlsson in Swedish (Old Norse: Sörkvir Karlsson) (born before 1167, probably already c 1164 – died July 17, 1210 in the battle of Gestilren), was king of Sweden from 1196 to 1208. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Events Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund Absalon fortifies Copenhagen William Marshal, the greatest knight... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 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... The Battle of Gestilren took place July 17 1210, in Uppland, Sweden, between Sverker and the Swedish king Eric. ... Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... 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. ...

He was a son of king Karl Sverkersson of Sweden and queen Christina Stigsdatter Hvide, a Danish noblewoman. His parents' marriage has been dated to 1162 or 1163. Charles Sverkersson - seal Charles VII Sverkersson or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish was king of Sweden and Earl of Götaland from circa 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated. ...

When his father Charles had been murdered in Visingsö 1167, apparently by (minions of) the next king, Knut Eriksson, the boy Sverker was taken to Denmark and grew up there in the clan of his mother's (Hvide, leaders of Zealand). Sverker also allied himself with the Galen clan (leaders in Skåne) who were close to the Hvide anyway, by marriage with lady Benedikte. The Danish king used him as claimant to Sweden, thus helping to destabilize the neighboring country yet more. Canute I Eriksson or Knut Eriksson in Swedish was king of Sweden from 1167 to 1195. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ... The Flag of SkÃ¥ne (also known as Scania in English) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) and County (Län) of Sweden. ...

However, when king Canute I of Sweden died, 1195, (Knut's sons were only children at the time, as chronicles claim) Sverker was chosen, surprisingly without quarrel, as the next king of Sweden, and he returned to his native country, however being regarded quite Danished... his uncontested election was largely thanks to Jarl Birger Brosa, whose daughter Ingegerd he married soon after his first wife had died. Birger Brosas sealBirger Brosa (Brosa means smiling), earl of Sweden 1174-1202, d. ...

Snorri Sturlusson names in his Skáldatal two of Sverker's court skalds: Sumarliði skáld and Þorgeirr Danaskáld. Snorri Sturlason (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... Skáldatal (Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work in Old Norse. ... The skald was a member of a group of courtly poets, whose poetry is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking age, who composed and performed renditions of aspects of what we now characterise as Old Norse poetry. ...

Reign

King Sverker had a church-friendly policy. He confirmed and enlarged privileges for the Swedish church and the archbishop Valerius of Uppsala. This privilege document of 1200 is the oldest known ecclesiastical privilege in Sweden.

1202 Earl Birger died and the late jarl's grandson, Sverker's one-year old son John received the title of Jarl from his father. This was intended to strentghen him as heir of the crown. // Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ...

Around 1203, Canute's four sons, who had lived in Swedish royal court, began to claim the throne and Sverker exiled them to Norway. His kinship became unsecured from this forward. The boys returned with troops in 1205, supported by the Norwegian party of Birkebeiner, but Sverker succeeded in winning them in the battle of Älgarås, where three of them fell. The only survivor returned with Norwegian support in 1208 and in the battle of Lena Sverker was defeated. Sverker's troops were commanded by Ebbe Suneson, the father of his late first wife and brother of archbishop Andrew of Lund. King Eric X of Sweden drove Sverker to exile to Denmark. Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... Events January 6 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans April 14 - Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Latins August 20 - Following certain news of Baldwin Is death, Henry of Flanders is crowned Emperor of the Latin Empire Births Walter IV of Brienne Wenceslaus I, King of... The Birkebein Party or Birkebeinar was the name for a rebellious party in Norway, formed in 1174 around the pretender Eystein Meyla. ... 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. ... The Battle of Lena took place January 31 1208, in Lena which is located in the Tidaholm Municipality in Westrogothia. ... Erik X ( c 1180 – 1216), Erik Knutsson (Eric son of Canute) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. ...

Pope Innocentius III's attempt to have the crown returned to Sverker did not succeed. Pope Innocent III (c. ...

Sverker made a military expedition, with Danish support, to Sweden, but was conquered and killed in the battle of Gestilren 1210. The ancient sources state that "he was killed by the Folkung clan". 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... Coat of arms of Folkung family In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites: The noble (royal) clan of some Folkungar, later named Folkungaätten (ätt means clan), who in effect introduced inheritance of the throne during the 12th century. ...

Family

With his first wife, Danish noblewoman Benedicta Ebbesdatter (Galen, apparently not Hvide as otherwise alleged, b c 1165/70, d 1200), whom he married before 1190 when yet living in Denmark, Sverker had at least one well-attested daughter, Helena, as well as possibly further children, such as Karl (who died in adolescence at the latest, if ever lived; but his existence is from the record that he is alleged to have married a daughter of king Sverre of Norway), and possibly even two other daughters (if they existed, their names are given by reconstructive history research as Margaret and Kristina - however they may just have been Sverker's first wife's kinswomen). Later pretensions of the House of Mecklenburg claim that Sverker's daughter (if he had such) Christina was their ancestress, wife of Henry II of Mecklenburg ("Henry Borwin" in some later texts). King Sverres trek across the Voss mountains is imagined in this 19th century painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo. ... 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...

The second marriage in 1200 with Ingegerd of Bjelbo, daughter of the Folkunge Jarl Birger Brosa produced a son and heir, Jon (1201-1222), who was chosen king of Sweden 1216 as John I of Sweden. 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. ... Birger Brosas sealBirger Brosa (Brosa means smiling), earl of Sweden 1174-1202, d. ... Johan Sverkersson (c. ...

His certain daughter Helena Sverkersdotter married (earl) Sune Folkason of the family of Bjelbo, justiciar of Westrogothia. Their daughters Karin and Benedikte became pawns in marriages to gain Swedish succession after 1222, when the Sverker dynasty went extinct in male line. Catherine was married to the rival dynasty's heir Eric XI of Sweden (but they remained apparently childless), and Benedikte had several daughters, who married high Swedish noblemen. Through Benedikte descend a number of powerfuls of Swedish politics throughout centuries. Helena Sverkersdotter of Sweden (born 1190?) was a Swedish princess. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the coronation of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced. ... 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. ...