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Haakon III of Norway

Type Figure Region Norway Time c. 1174–1204 Also known as Håkon Sverresson、Haakon III Sverresson、Hákon Sverrisson

Haakon III of Norway (c. 1174–1204) was leader of the Birchlegs and king during Norway's civil war era, son of Sverre 'the Birch King.…

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  1. 1197–1202Oslo · Eastern NorwayFrom 1197 he led Birchleg armies against the Baglers, taking part in battles at Oslo and elsewhere, and was his father King Sverre's trusted heir.
  2. 1202–1203Nidaros · TrøndelagAfter Sverre's death in 1202 he was elected king at the Nidaros assembly, recalled the exiled bishops and lifted the church's excommunication, reaching reconciliation with the church; Bagler power collapsed on the Norwegian mainland.
  3. 1203–1204Bergen · Western NorwayHe wintered in Bergen in 1203, met Inga of Varteig, and left behind the posthumous son Haakon IV; he died suddenly of illness on New Year's Day the following year, marking a temporary pause in the civil war era.

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