Birger of Sweden

See also: Birger

Birger II King de Suède of 1290 with 1318

Birger II , made elder of Magnus Ladulas grandson of Birger Jarl, was recognized King de Suède in 1290 under the regency of Torgils Knutsson (1290-1303). It is crowned the December 2nd 1298 with Söderköping in the Comté of Östergötland. He marries the same year Marta Eriksdatter the girl of the king Eric V of Denmark and Agnés de Brandebourg.

He was unceasingly in war with his brothers: Erik Magnusson duke of Södermanland in 1284 and Valdemar Magnusson duke of Finland in 1302.

After having made carry out the former regent, Torgils Knutsson in February 1306, it divides the kingdom with his/her two brothers in 1310 then gets rid of them after having made them stop during a banquet in December 1317; they die in prison with Nyköping at the beginning of 1318. King Birger ends up being deposited by their partisans and réfugiea with the Denmark, where he died the May 31st 1321.

His/her Son Magnus Birgersson born in 1301 recognized heir as of 1304 is promised in marriage to Ingeborg Hakonsdatter of Norway between 1308 and 1312. He tries to take again the capacity with the head of 600 Danish mercenaries but is captured with the seat of Stegeborg in 1318 and is carried out on June 1st 1320.

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