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Inge I

Type Figure Region Sweden Time c. 1056–1110 Also known as Old Inge

Inge I (c. 1056–1110), King of Sweden, son of Steinkel, who reigned from c. 1080 amid civil war and succession struggles.

Timeline

  1. c. 1080–1090Uppsala · UpplandSucceeded after the death of his father Steinkel, engaging in a struggle for the throne against opponents including 'Sweyn the Blood Sacrificer'; Swedish politics were turbulent.
  2. 1091–1110Sweden · SwedenGradually consolidated control over Sweden's core regions in the 1090s, maintaining diplomatic contacts with Eric I of Denmark and the kings of Norway while responding to political changes in Northern Europe.

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