Birger, King of Sweden

Birger
Birger's memorial portrait at St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted
King of Sweden
Reign18 December 1290 – March/April 1318
Coronation2 December 1302, Söderköping
PredecessorMagnus Ladulås
SuccessorMagnus Eriksson
Born1280
Died31 May 1321 (aged 40–41)
Burial
Ringsted, Zealand
Spouse
(m. 1298)
HouseBjälbo
FatherMagnus Ladulås
MotherHelvig of Holstein

Birger[1] (Swedish: 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.

  1. ^ David Williamson in Debrett's Kings and Queens of Europe ISBN 0-86350-194-X pp. 122–123