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1240 son of Birger jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X) Helwig of Holstein House of Schauenburg: Visingsö, 18 December 1290, aged about 50, buried in Riddarholmen Church: Birger (Birger Magnusson) 18 December 1290 – March/April 1318: 1280 son of Magnus III and Helwig of Holstein: 1298 Martha of Denmark
The Heritage of Arn (Swedish: Arvet efter Arn) is a sequel to The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) by Jan Guillou about Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm - fictionalized to be Arn Magnusson's grandson.
Birger, likely born around the time of the Battle of Gestilren in 1210, spent his childhood and adolescence in Bjälbo, Östergötland.The exact date of his birth is uncertain and historical sources are contradictory, but examinations of his remains suggest he was around 50 years old at his death in 1266, which would indicate a birth year around 1216. [7]
Bengt Birgersson (1254 – 25 May 1291) was the youngest son of Birger Jarl. He embarked on an ecclesiastical career, becoming the Archdeacon of Linköping in 1273, the Canon of Uppsala in 1275, and the Bishop of Linköping in 1286. When open war broke out between his brothers, King Valdemar and Duke Magnus, Bengt sided with Magnus.
Magnus was born around 1240 as the second son of Birger Jarl (1200–66) and Princess Ingeborg, daughter of King Erik Knutsson and sister of King Erik Eriksson of Sweden. The early life of Magnus is poorly documented, but he seems to have received an extensive education. [7] Erik Eriksson ruled until 1250 and died without an heir.
Birger's son Philippus was in the service of King Sverre and died as his jarl in 1200. Birger owned estates in Östergötland, Närke, Värmland and Södermanland. He was a great donor to Riseberga Abbey in Närke, where his widow Brigida spent her last years after Birger's death. As soon as he died, a civil war broke out.
Other notable jarls from the family were Birger Brosa, Karl the Deaf, Ulf Fase, and Birger Jarl. In the early 13th century, some members of the family moved to Norway, and held the office of jarl there. Noteworthy is that regardless of the ruling royal family, Bjälbos continued to hold the position of the jarl in the kingdom.
Birger Magnusson, Birger Jarl who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden while Jarl in Sweden. His son Valdemar Birgersson became King of Sweden in 1250 as the successor to his maternal uncle, Eric XI of Sweden , called "the lisping and the lame" (king 1222-1250); he was the first of the House of Bjälbo - better known as the ...