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Sverker Karlsson

Type Figure Region Sweden Time c. 1100–1156 Also known as Sverker I、Sverker Karlsson、斯韦克一世、Sverker the Elder

Sverker Karlsson (birth unknown, d. 1156) usually refers to Sverker I, founder of Sweden's Sverker dynasty, son of Karl Sverkersson, king 1132–1156;…

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  1. c. 1100–1132Östergötland · ÖstergötlandSverker was son of Karl Sverkersson; with noble support he acceded in 1132, establishing the Sverker dynasty and contesting the Swedish throne with Erik the Saint and his descendants.
  2. 1132–1156Sweden · SwedenDuring his reign Sverker promoted church building and maintained diplomatic contacts with Denmark's Valdemar the Great. He was assassinated outside a church at Christmas 1156, and the throne passed to the Eric family.
  3. 1171–1196Sweden · SwedenIn the 1170s, with Knud Eriksson on the throne, Sverker's descendants still rallied behind the young prince Sverker (later Sverker II) against the Eric line. After Knud died in 1196 and Sverker II acceded, the royal line founded by Sverker Karlsson returned to power.

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