| Sweyn III Grathe | |||||
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 Illustration of Sweyn III in the 13th-century Saxon World Chronicle | |||||
| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 1146–1157[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Eric III Lamb | ||||
| Successor | Valdemar I the Great | ||||
| Born | c. 1125[2] | ||||
| Died | 23 October 1157 (aged 31–32) Grathe Heath, Denmark | ||||
| Burial | Gradehede, then Viborg Cathedral | ||||
| Consort | Adela of Meissen | ||||
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| House | Estridsen | ||||
| Father | Eric II the Memorable | ||||
| Mother | Thunna | ||||
Sweyn III Grathe[Note 1] (Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was subsequently defeated by Valdemar I at the Battle of Grathe Heath and killed.
- ^ Monarkiet i Danmark – Kongerækken Archived 18 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at The Danish Monarchy
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.), Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. XVII [Svend Tveskjæg – Tøxen], 1903. "Svend Grade", Hans Olrik, pp. 5–7.
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