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Sverre Sigurdsson

Type Figure Region Norway Time c. 1145–1202 Also known as King Sverre

Sverre Sigurdsson (c. 1145–1202) was King of Norway and leader of the Birkebeiner.…

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  1. c. 1145–1177Faroe Islands · Faroe IslandsSverre claimed to be the son of King Sigurd II of Norway. He grew up in the Faroe Islands and received clerical education, later returning to Norway to press his claim to the throne and becoming embroiled in the succession dispute.
  2. 1177–1184Norwegian interior · NorwayFrom 1177 he led the Birkebeiner against Magnus V and the Bagler faction, campaigning across Norway in the 1180s and gradually expanding his power.
  3. 1184–1202Bergen · Western NorwayCrowned King of Norway after the Battle of Fimreite in 1184, he allied with Denmark in the 1180s, continued to root out the Bagler, and pursued royal strengthening and church policies until his death in 1202.

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