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Canute Eriksson Secures the Swedish Throne

Type Event Region Northern Europe Time 1173–1175

After Karl Sverkersson's assassination in 1167 Sweden fell into civil war between the Eric and Sverker families;…

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  1. 1173Örebro · NärkeAfter years of civil war, Swedish nobles gathered at Örebro and elected Canute Eriksson, a descendant of the Eric family, as king, attempting to end the instability of alternating Sverker and Eric family rule.
  2. 1174–1175Svealand · SvealandBetween 1174 and 1175 Canute Eriksson defeated the remaining Sverker forces, gaining control of Uppsala and the core of Svealand, and appointed Birger Brosa as jarl to assist in governance; the Swedish succession thereby entered a relatively stable period.

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