Birger of Sweden (Birger Magnusson den Yngre) b. 1280 d. May 31, 1321 Swedish King. He ruled from the death of his father Magnus III in 1290 until his own dethronement in 1318 and was of the Bielbo Dynasty, a grandson of the great Birger Jarl. His Swedish kingdom then included Finland and from 1293 the Vyborg area of Russia. As he became King at the age of ten, a regency under his powerful marshal, Thurchetel (Torkel Knutsson), had to run the country until he came into his own around 1298. He then married Margaret, also called Martha, a daughter of Denmark's king...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz) Skt. Bendts Kirke, Ringsted, Sjaeland, Denmark
Margaret of Sweden (Margareta Märta of Denmark) 'Martha' b. 1278 d. October 3, 1341 Queen of Sweden. Originally Princess of Denmark of the old Estrith Dynasty, she was born about 1278, the daughter of King Eric V Clipping and his young Queen Agnes, an Ascanian Dynasty princess from Brandenburg. In 1286 her father was assassinated at Viberg, and seven years later her mother was remarried to Count Gerard II the Blind of Holstein-Kiel and became the mother of John III the Mild. Betrothed from the age of 2, Margaret married 18-year-old King Birger of Sweden in 1298 and was then...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz) Skt. Bendts Kirke, Ringsted, Sjaeland, Denmark
Richeza of Sweden (Rikissa of Denmark) b. 1182 d. May 8, 1220 Queen of Sweden. She was originally Princess of Denmark of the old Estrith Dynasty, the daughter of King Waldemar I the Great. Her mother Queen Sophia was originally a White Russian princess of Halicka Land (Minsk), the daughter of Sweden's earlier Queen Richeza in that lady's second marriage. The illustrious Waldemar II the Victorious of Denmark was this Richeza's brother, and she was born no earlier than 1182, often called Rixa. A sister was married to King Philip II August of France. The...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz) Skt. Bendts Kirke, Ringsted, Sjaeland, Denmark
Valdemar I the Great b. January 14, 1131 d. May 12, 1182 King of Denmark 1154-1182. Valdemar I was the grandchild of King Erik I of Denmark. His parents were Duke Sct. Knud Lavard and Duchess Ingeborg of Russia. His father was murdered a few months after his birth and he was brought up in the noble Hvide-family together with his later companion Archbishop Absalon of Lund and Roskilde. In 1154 he was made Co-king of the kings Svend III and Knud III. The 3 kings ruled different parts of the country, which was divided by civil-war. His co-kings were out...[Read More] (Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen) Skt. Bendts Kirke, Ringsted, Sjaeland, Denmark
b. 1280 d. May 31, 1321