Canute I Eriksson (Old Norse: Knútr Eiríksson) or Knut Eriksson in modern Swedish (born before 1150 - died 1195/96) was king over all of Sweden from 1173 to 1195 (rival king since 1167). Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. He was a son of king Eric the Saint and Kristina (probably a granddaughter of Inge the Elder. Eric ( IX) of Sweden (or Erik the Lawgiver or Erik the Saint. Inge Stenkilsson ( Old Norse Ingi Steinkelsson) was a King of Sweden.
After killing Charles Sverkerson in 1167, Canut, who had just returned home after ten years in exile, started fighting for power against Sverker the Elder's sons Kol and Boleslaw Sverkerson. Charles VII Sverkersson, or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish, was ruler of Gothenland and then King of Sweden from circa 1161 to 1167 when he was assassinated Sverker I Kolson ( Old Icelandic: Sörkvir Kolsson, Old Swedish: Swærkir konongær gambli) or Sverker the Elder (murdered December Kol Sverkerson was illegitimate son of Sverker I of Sweden, named after his ancestor as was traditional in medieval Sweden (eldest son was usually named after paternal Boleslas Sverkerson (Swedish Burislev Sverkersson) was the son of Sverker the Elder, King of Sweden and his second wife Rikissa of Poland, and Only in 1173 could he call himself king of the whole country.
Canute's able jarl from 1174 was Birger Brosa (died in 1202)
Canute built a castle on the island of Stockholm in 1187, one of many such fortifications made necessary by heathen incursions from the Baltic lands. Birger Brosa ( Old Norse: Birgir Brósa where Brósa means "smiling" jarl of Sweden 1174-1202 d ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
Skáldatal names two of Knut Eriksson's skalds: Hallbjörn hali and Þorsteinn Þorbjarnarson. Skáldatal ( Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work in Old Norse. The skald was a member of a group of Poets whose courtly poetry (Icelandic dróttkvæði) is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic
Family
Married around 1160, name of his wife is unknown
Children:
- Jon Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Knut Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Joar Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Erik Knutsson, who would defeat Sverker the Younger and become King of Sweden in 1208. Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden, (d after 1193 was the traditional name of a Swedish queen Queen Consort of king Canute I of Sweden and mother of King Eric X of Sweden Erik Knutsson ( Old Norse: Eiríkr Knútsson) sometimes anachronistically numbered as Eric X (c Sverker The Younger Karlsson or Sverker den yngre Karlsson in Swedish ( Old Norse: Sörkvir Karlsson) (born before 1167 probably already c This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union
- daughter, NN Knutsdotter (possibly Sigrid, or Karin), who is said to have married either jarl Knut Birgersson (and become mother of Magnus Broka), or married Magnus Broka himself (and with Magnus had a son Knut Magnusson, or, Knut Katarinason, claimant of Swedish throne and killed in 1251). Existence of this daughter is based on unclear mentions in old saga and chronicle material, and is to an extent accepted in research literature, to explicate Knut Magnusson's hereditary claim to the throne. This daughter was by necessity born in 1170s or 1180s. She is also proposed by old romantical-looking genealogies as mother of a Duke's daughter Cecilia Knutsdotter (by necessity born near 1208 at earliest), whose parentage however is fully shrouded in mists of history. Lady Cecilia Knutsdotter was a medieval Swedish mighty and wealthy noblewoman of high nobility
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Knut Eriksson
Died: 1196 |
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| Preceded by Karl Sverkersson as King of Sweden |
King of Gothenland and Uppland 1167-1173 |
Succeeded by Himself as King of Sweden |
| Preceded by Kol Sverkersson as King of Östergötland |
King of Sweden 1173-1196 |
Succeeded by Sverker the Younger |
References
- Lagerqvist Lars O. The dynasty of Eric or House of Erik was one of the two noble families dynasties which rivalled for the kingship of Sweden between 1150 and 1220 Charles VII Sverkersson, or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish, was ruler of Gothenland and then King of Sweden from circa 1161 to 1167 when he was assassinated This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union Sverker The Younger Karlsson or Sverker den yngre Karlsson in Swedish ( Old Norse: Sörkvir Karlsson) (born before 1167 probably already c , Åberg Nils. Kings and Rulers of Sweden. Vincent Publications, 2002 (ISBN 91-87064-35-9).
- Liljegren, Bengt. Rulers of Sweden. Historiska Media, 2004 (ISBN 91-85057-63-0).
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