| Saint Erik | |
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| King of Sweden | |
| Reign | c. 1156 – 18 May 1160 |
| Predecessor | Sverker the Elder |
| Successor | Magnus Henriksen |
| Born | c. 1120–1125 |
| Died | 18 May 1160 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Burial | Church of Old Uppsala, later moved to Uppsala Cathedral |
| Spouse | Christina of Denmark |
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| House | Erik |
| Father | Jedvard |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Saint Erik (Erik den helige or Sankt Erik; died 18 May 1160), also called Erik Jedvardsson, Eric IX,[a] Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver,[1] was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May.[2] He was the founder of the House of Erik, which ruled Sweden with interruptions from c. 1156 to 1250.
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