| Magnus Eriksson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Magnus on the title page of his Swedish national lawcode (issue 1430) | |
| King of Sweden | |
| Reign | 8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364 |
| Coronation | 21 July 1336[1] |
| Predecessor | Birger |
| Successor | Albert |
| King of Norway | |
| Reign | August 1319 – 1355 |
| Predecessor | Haakon V |
| Successor | Haakon VI |
| Born | April or May 1316 Norway |
| Died | 1 December 1374 (aged 58) Bømlafjorden, Norway (shipwreck) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Bjälbo |
| Father | Eric, Duke of Södermanland |
| Mother | Ingeborg of Norway |
Magnus Eriksson (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360. By adversaries he has been called Magnus Smek (lit. 'Magnus the Caresser').
Medieval Swedish kings did not use regnal numbers as part of their title.[2] As the king of Sweden, he is sometimes referred to as Magnus II,[3][4] Magnus III,[5] or Magnus IV.[1] He is the second longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history after the current king Carl XVI Gustaf, who surpassed Magnus in 2018.[6]
- ^ a b Lagerqvist, Lars O. (1995). Kings and rulers of Sweden : a pocket encyclopedia. Internet Archive. Stockholm, Sweden : Vincent Publications. p. 24. ISBN 978-91-87064-15-9.
- ^ Lagerqvist, "Kings and Rulers of Sweden", p. 5
- ^ "Magnus II Eriksson". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NBLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ulf Sundberg in Medeltidens svenska krig Stockholm 1999 ISBN 9189080262 p. 135 ff. (in Swedish)
- ^ "King Carl XVI Gustaf now Sweden's longest-reigning monarch". The Local Sweden. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.