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Birger Magnusson (1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. His reign was marked by unrest and civil strife; he was imprisoned by his brothers Erik and Valdemar following the "Håtuna games" in 1306, but when he tried to play them the same trick in Nyköping, there was an uprising that ended with Birger losing the crown and the execution of his 18-year-old son Magnus.
Magnus Birgersson (September 1300 – 1 June 1320) [1] was the eldest son of King Birger Magnusson of Sweden. He was hailed as the heir to the Swedish throne and became embroiled in the power struggles between his father and his uncles, dukes Erik and Valdemar, who had rebelled against King Birger.
The conflict resumed in 1317, when Birger imprisoned his brothers at the Nyköping Banquet and let them starve to death. In the following upheavals, Birger lost his throne, and Duke Eric's three-year old son Magnus was elected King of Sweden, and acknowledged as the hereditary King of Norway, uniting the two kingdoms in a personal union.
Birger, King of Sweden also called Birger Magnusson (c. 1280–1321), King of Sweden 1290–1318 Birger Jarl also called Birger Magnusson (c. 1200–1266), Jarl of Sweden and statesman Topics referred to by the same term
Birger Magnusson, King of Sweden (1290 to 1318), stated in a letter of 4 March 1295 that the motive of the crusade was long-time banditry and looting in the Baltic Sea region by Karelians, and the fact that they had taken Swedes and other travellers as captives and then tortured them. [6]
Erik Magnusson (c. 1282 – 1318) was a Swedish duke and the second son of King Magnus Ladulås. His duchy consisted of large parts of Sweden, as well as smaller parts of Norway and Denmark. [1] He had a troubled relationship with his brother, King Birger Magnusson, with several uprisings as a result.
Birger Jarl, also known as Birger Magnusson [4] (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266), was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. [5]
Erik Birgersson (c. 1250 – 17 December 1275) was a Swedish duke from the House of Bjälbo (Folkungaätten) and the third son of Birger Jarl. His eldest brother, Valdemar, was elected King of Sweden, while his second brother, Magnus, was made a duke. Initially, Erik received no title, but later he and Magnus rebelled against King Valdemar.