Sverker II of Sweden

Sverker II the Young person ( Sverker den yngre ) (1164 - 1210), King of Sweden of 1196 with was 1208

Sverker II Karlsson the Young person ( den yngre ), wire of Charles VII of Sweden, succeeds Knut {{Ier}} without dispute. It rests on the Denmark and his first wife towards 1180 Benedikta (Bengta) is the girl of the Magnat Danish Ebbe Sunesen Hvide, a relative of the powerful whole Archevêque of Lund Absalon. Bengta disappeared at 35 years after having given to the king two children: a son Karl born in 1180 and husband of the Norwegian princess Ingeborg Sverresdatter, killed in 1198 by taking part in with dimensions of his/her father-in-law king Sverre in the Civil war in Norway and a girl Helene (Elin, 1240 †) who Maria in 1237 with Sune Folkasson (1247 †) of the family of Folkungar.

In second wedding towards 1200 Sverker II marries Ingegerd Birgersdotter (1230 †) the girl of very powerful the Jarl Birger Brosa small son of the founder of this same family of Folkungar. She will be the mother of the king Jean {{Ier}} of Sweden.

The November 15th 1205 in order to prevent the claims with the throne of the line of Erik the Saint, the king Sverker II fact of killing with Elgaräs three of wire of Knut Eriksson. The survivor the future king Eric X of Sweden Knutsson flees in Norway. Its return of exile in 1208 is at the origin of the civil war which will result in the fall and the death of Sverker II.

Simple: Sverker II off Sweden