Swedish prince. He was of the House of Eric and became heir presumptive in Sweden via his father's accession to the throne. His year of birth is a high estimate. During the second reign of King Eric the Lisper-and-Halter of Sweden he considered himself more eligible. When his father died in 1234 he was immediately available, but through the efforts of Earl Wolf Fearsome (Ulf Fase), King Eric returned from exile in Denmark. It has been alleged that he then ruled only the Swedish province of Gestricia north of Upland for the next thirteen years. In 1247 he revolted but lost the Battle of Sparrsätra trying to unseat Eric and then facing an army headed by Eric's brother-in-law, the great Duke Birger of Sweden. He attempted to flee but was caught the next year, quickly tried and decapitated, a fate shared by his brother Prince Philip in 1251. Propaganda supporting sainthood for him was quashed and an allegedly sanctified monument to him in Björklinge, Upland, is no longer to be found. He was married to Helen of Sko, where the abbey church is located in which he and his father king Canute both were buried. He had no known children. The contemporary grave cover made for him is the first clear portrait of any member of a Swedish royal family.
Swedish prince. He was of the House of Eric and became heir presumptive in Sweden via his father's accession to the throne. His year of birth is a high estimate. During the second reign of King Eric the Lisper-and-Halter of Sweden he considered himself more eligible. When his father died in 1234 he was immediately available, but through the efforts of Earl Wolf Fearsome (Ulf Fase), King Eric returned from exile in Denmark. It has been alleged that he then ruled only the Swedish province of Gestricia north of Upland for the next thirteen years. In 1247 he revolted but lost the Battle of Sparrsätra trying to unseat Eric and then facing an army headed by Eric's brother-in-law, the great Duke Birger of Sweden. He attempted to flee but was caught the next year, quickly tried and decapitated, a fate shared by his brother Prince Philip in 1251. Propaganda supporting sainthood for him was quashed and an allegedly sanctified monument to him in Björklinge, Upland, is no longer to be found. He was married to Helen of Sko, where the abbey church is located in which he and his father king Canute both were buried. He had no known children. The contemporary grave cover made for him is the first clear portrait of any member of a Swedish royal family.
Bio by: Count Demitz
Gravesite Details
Killed in the Battle of Sparrsätra of 1247.
Family Members
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