The early Kings of Sweden
Part 1
Around 936 a man named Ring was King in
1a) Olof, co-King
1b) Styrbjorn "the
Strong", k.a.985; m.Tyre (d.1000) dau.of King Harald Bluetooth of
2a) Erik "Segersaell" ["the
Victorious"], King of
1b) [by 1st
m.]Olof "Skotkonung", King of
1c) Anund Jakob, King of
2c) Ingegerd=Anna, d.10 Feb
1050; m.1019 Jaroslaw I, Gr Pr of
3c) [illegitimate by the
Wendish Edla] Astrid; m.1019 Olav Haraldsson, King of
4c) [illegitimate by the
Wendish Edla] Emund Slemme "the Old", King of
1d) Anund, d.ca 1056
2d) a dau.,
m.Stenkil Ragnvaldson, King of
1e) Halsten Stenkilson, King of
1f) Filip Halstenson, King of
2f) Inge Halstenson, King of
Sweden 1118; m.1st Ragnhild N; m.2nd Ulvhild, dau.of
Haokn Finsson
2e) Inge Stenkilson, King of
Sweden 1080, d.after 1100; m.Helena, probably a sister of King Blot-Sven of
1f) Ragnvald
1g) Ingrid, d.after 1161; m.1st
Henrik of
2f) Christine, d.18 Jan 1122;
m.Gr Pr Mstislaw I of
3f) Margareta=Fredkulla,
d.before 1130; m.1st ca 1101 King Magnus Bear-Foot of
4f) Katarina; m.Bjorn Jernside
of
1g) Christine; m.before 1158 [
1h) Knut Erikson, King of
1i) Erik Knutson, King of
Sweden 1208/10, d.10 Apr 1216; m.1210 Richeza (d.8 May 1220) dau.of King
Waldemar of
1j) Erik Erikson, King of
Sweden, King of
2j) Ingeborg, d.1254; m.ca 1235
Birger Magnuson, Reichsverweser of
3j) Sophia, d.ca 1241; m.before
4j) Mariana, d.1252; m.1238/9
Duke Barnim I of
2i – 4i) three sons
murdered in 1205
2h) Margareta, d.1209; m.1185
King Sverre Sigurdsson of
3h) Katarina; m.Nils Blaka
4h) Filip Erikson; he was
probably grandfather of King Knut of
2b) [by 1st
m.]Emund
3b) [by 2nd
m.]Holmfrid; m.Sven Haoknsson, Ladejarl of
Part 2
There was a Blot-Sven who was king of
At any rate,
King Sverker was murdered 24/25 Dec 1156; he m.1st
Ulvhild dau.of Hakon Finsson; m.2nd after 1143 Ryksa, dau.of
Boleslaw III of
[by 1st m.]
1a) Karl Sverkerson, King of Sweden 1161, murdered 12 Apr
1167; m.1163 Christine, dau.of Stig Hvitaledhr
1b) Sverker Karlson, King of
Sweden 1196-1208, k.a.17 Jul 1210; m.1st Bengte, dau.of Ebbe
Sunessen; m.2nd Ingegerd, dau.of Jarl Birger Brosa
1c) Karl, murdered 1198;
m.Ingeborg, dau.of King Sverre of
2c)
2a) a dau., m.1156 Knut III Magnusson, co-king of
3a) Johann Sverkerson, murdered 1153/4
1b) Karl, contender for the throne,
d.ca 1173
2b) Ubbe
3b) Burislav, contender for the
throne, d.ca 1173
4a) Ingegerd, a nun, d.1204
[by 2nd m.]:
5a) Burislev
6a) Sune Sik
1b) Ingrid Ylva, d.1251;
m.Magnus Minneskjold (see Part 3)
Part 3
There was a large family of Swedish nobility called the
Folkunge from their descent from Folke "the Fat", who m.Ingegerd,
dau.of King Knut of
1a) Birger Brosa, Jarl in
1b) Filip, Jarl in
1c) a dau., m. Lars N
2b) Knut, Jarl in Sweden,
k.a.1208
1c) Cecilia; m.Filip Birgerson
2c) Magnus Broka
3b) Ingegerd; m.King Sverker
Karlson of
4b) Folke, Jarl in
1c) Sune Folkesson, d.1247;
m.Helena, dau.of King Sverker Karlson of
1d) Katarina, d.1252; m.1243/4
King Erik Eriksoin of
2d) Benedikta, d.after 1261; m.1st
1244/5 Lars Peterson; m.2nd before 1253 Swantepolk Knutsson (d.1310)
2c) Holmger Folkason, d.after
1264 à
issue
3c) a dau., m.Johan Aengel
4c) a dau., m. Roerik N
5b) Magnus
6b) Kristina
7b) Margareta
2a) Magnus Minneskjold, of Bjalbo; m.1st NN;
m.2nd Ingrid Ylva (see part 2)
1b) Eskil, d.ca 1227; m.1217
Christina (d.1254) dau.of Nils Blaka
2b) Karl Magnuson, Bp of
Linkoeping, Chancellor of Sweden, k.a.1220
3b) Bengt, Bp of Linkoeping,
d.1237; he left issue
4b) Birger, Jarl of Bjalbo,
Regent of Sweden, founder of Stockholm, d.1266; m.1st ca 1235 Ingeborg
of Sweden [See Part 2]; m.2nd 1261 Mechtild (1225-1288) dau.of Adolf
Gf von Holstein
1c) Waldemar, King of Sweden
1250-75, d.26 Dec 1302; m.1st 1250 Sophie (d.1286) dau.of King Erik
IV of Denmark; m.2nd Lucardis N (dsp)
1d) Erik, d.1261
2d) Erik (1271/2-1330);
m.Ingeborg, dau.of Knut Jonsson
1e) Waldemar; m.1st before
1347 Ingegerd Karlsdotter; m.2nd Helga Anundsdotter
1f) Erik, d.ca 1396; m.Ermegard
N
3d) Ingeborg, d.ca 1293; m.12
Dec 1275 Gerhard II Gf von Holstein
4d) Katharina, d.1283
5d) Richiza, d.1288/93; m.1285
King Przemysl I of
6d)
7d) Margareta, a nun
2c) Magnus I Ladulas, King of
Sweden 1275, d.18 Dec 1290; m.11 Nov 1276 Hedwig (d.1324) dau.of Gerhard I Gf
von Holstein
1d) Erik, d.1279
2d) Birger, King of
1e) Magnus (Sep 1300-murdered
2e) Erik, a priest, d.1319
3e) Agnes, d.after 1344
4e) Katharina, d.after 1320
3d) Erik, Duke in
1e) Magnus II, King of Sweden
1319-63 and of Norway 1319-44, b.1316, drowned 1 Dec 1374; m.5 Nov 1335 Blanche
(d.1363) dau.of Cte Jean de Namur
1f) Erik XII, co-King of
1g) a son, b.and d.1359
2f) Hakon VI, King of
1g) King Olav II and IV of
2e) Euphemia (1317-1367/70);
m.1336 Duke Albrecht II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; they had issue including:
1f) Duke Heinrich III of
1g) Duke Albrecht IV,
recognized as heir of
2g) Marie (1363-1402); m.1380
Duke Wratislaw
1h) Bogislaw, became King Erich
I of
2h) Catharine (ca 1390-Kloster
Gnadenburg
1i) King Christoph III of
Sweden, Denmark and Norway (Neumarkt 26 Feb 1416-Helsingborg 5/6 Jan 1448);
m.Copenhagen 12 Sep 1445 Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430-Kalundborg 10 Nov 1495);
on Christoph's death, Christian of Oldenburg was chosen to succeed him on the
Danish throne; to solidify his claim, Christian married Dorothea
2f) Duke Albrecht III of
[by 1st
m.]:
1g) Erich, Lord of
2g) a dau.,
fl 1376
3) Richardis, d.after
[by 2nd
m.]:
4g) Duke Albrecht V of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, d.1423
4d) Waldemar, Duke of Finland,
murdered Feb 1318; m.1st 1302 Christina, dau.of Tyrgil Knutson; m.2d 29 Sep
1312 Ingeborg, dau.of King Erik Magnusson of Norway
1e) Erik, b.1316, d.young
5d) Rikissa, Abbess of St.Clara
in
6d) Ingeborg, d.1319; m.1296
King Erik VI of
3c) Erik, Duke of Sweden, d.17
Dec 1275
4c) Bengt, Duke of
5c) Katharina, m.before
6c) Ingeborg, d.30 Jun 1302;
m.ca 1270 Duke Johann I of Saxe-Lauenburg (d.1286)
7c) Richiza, d.ca 1288; m.1st
1251 Pr Hakon Hakonsson of
8c) Christina, d.after 1285; m.
Sigge Guttormson
9c) [illegitimate]Gregers, d.1296; he left issue
5b) a dau.;
m.Sigtrygg Bengtson
3a) Karl "the Deaf", Jarl in