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Birger Magnusson
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 Magnusson (duke), Erik and Valdemar Magnusson, Valdemar following the "Håtuna games" in 1306, but when he tried to play them the same trick in Nyköping Banquet, Nyköping, there was an uprising that ended with Birger losing the crown and the execution of his 18-year-old son Magnus Birgersson (died 1320), Magnus. Background Birger Magnusson was the son of King Magnus Ladulås and Helvig of Holstein. In order to secure the succession, King Magnus had Birger hailed king of Sweden when he was four years old. In 1275, Magnus had led a rebellion against his elder brother, King Valdemar, King of Sweden, Valdemar, and ousted him from the throne. Before his death, Magnus ordered his kinsman, Torkel Knutsson, the Lord High Constable of Sweden, Constable of the Realm, to be Birger's guardian. In 1302, Birger was crowned at Sà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringsted
Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately from Copenhagen. History Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Zealand's county thing'') during the Middle Ages, which in 1584 moved to St. Bendt's church and became known as ''Sjællandsfar Landsting''. In 1805 it moved to Copenhagen and was renamed Østre Landsret, and is still active under this name. In 1131, Canute Lavard was killed in Haraldsted forest, leading to outbreaks of civil war. The church was consecrated in 1170. In front of the church is the spacious town square leading to the shopping streets with shops and boutiques. The town arms goes back to 1421. There has been much discussion about what it portrays. The traditional answer is at the top the hand of God and under that Virgin Mary with Jesus surrounded by three figures that worship her. The city officially interprets the three f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord High Constable Of Sweden
The Lord High Constable ( or only ''marsk'') was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from the 13th century until 1676, excluding periods when the office was out of use. The office holder was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden, Swedish Privy Council and, from 1630 and on, the head of the Swedish Council of War. From 1634, the Lord High Constable was one of five Great Officers of the Realm. Middle Ages In a letter from 1268, during the reign of Valdemar Birgersson, the title ''marscalcus'' of the king is mentioned. The holder of the prestigious title is a nobleman, but it is not possible to decide much about the assignments belonging to it. It is possible that the ''marsk'', or the constable, replaced the ''stabularius'' that previously governed the king's mounted following. Constable Torgils Knutsson was the foremost among the powerful men that ruled Sweden during the childhood of king Birger, King of Sweden, Birger Magnusson in the late 13th century. Later constable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birger Of Sweden & Margaret Of Sweden Grave 2009 (2)
Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, ''bjarga'', meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge. The Swedish variant of ''Birger'' would soon evolve into ''Börje'', however, the prior form would remain common, and was not confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is ''Birgir''. Birger is primarily a masculine given name, but can also be found as a surname. Birger Given name Middle Ages * Birger, King of Sweden (1280–1321) * Birger Brosa (died 1202), Swedish jarl * Birger Gregersson (1383), Archbishop of Uppsala * Birger Jarl (1210–1266), Swedish statesman * Birger Persson (died 1327), Swedish magnate, knight, privy councillor and Uppland's first lawspeaker Modern world * Birger Asplund (1929–2023), Swedish hammer thrower * Birger Carlstedt (1907–1975), Finnish artist * Birger Cederin (1895–1942), Swedish fencer * Birger Dahlerus (1891–1957), Swedish businessman and amateur diplomat * Birger Ekeberg (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyköping Castle
Nyköping Castle ( or ) is a medieval castle, located in Nyköping, from the Birger Jarl era, partly in ruins, mostly known for the Nyköping Banquet which took place here in 1317. Information plaque, Nyköpingshus Construction Construction on the castle is thought to have begun at the end of the 12th century, when it was built as a sort of castellum. It is thought Birger Jarl expanded the building to a larger castle. During the reign of Albert of Sweden the castle was held as a fief by the German knight Raven van Barnekow, who made important improvements on the building, and later by Bo Jonsson Grip. Further reconstructions and expansions were done during the late Middle Ages. Gustav Vasa strengthened the castle further for defensive purposes and a round gun tower from that time remains today. The medieval castle was rebuilt in the end of the 16th century by Duke Charles (later Charles IX of Sweden) into a renaissance palace. Erik Sparre – taken prisoner after Charles de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The name literally means ''up land'', a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literaturer as ''Upland''. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is ''Uplandia''. Uppland is often called called the province of "castles, ancient remains and runestones" and is famous for having the highest concentration of runestones in the world, with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone left by the Vikings. Many of its castles and places of historical interest include Drottningholm Palace, Skokloster Castle, Salsta Castle, the medieval Uppsala Cathedral, where many royals are buried, and Uppsala Castle. Famous people from the region include Ingmar Bergman, St. Bridget of Sweden, Carl Linnaeus, Anders Celsius and Gustav Vasa. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornsigtuna
Signhildsberg (historically Fornsigtuna, where ''forn'' means ''ancient'', Old Sigtuna, ''Sithun'', ''Signesberg'') is a manor that formerly was a royal estate ( Uppsala öd), located in the parish of Håtuna approximately west of the modern town of Sigtuna, by Lake Mälaren in Sweden. Although the location is nearly forgotten, it has a central role in Norse mythology, according to which it was founded by the Norse god Odin. Etymology The name ''Sigtuna'' is contested. According to one theory, it is a compound name where the second element is -''tuna'' and the first one is either of two closely related dialectal words, viz. ''sig'' meaning "seeping water" or "swamp" or ''sik'' meaning "swamp". As a basis for this intpretation, a brook south of Signhildsberg has been mentioned, or the fact that the estate was surrounded by marshy terrain.Entry ''Sigtuna'' in Svenskt ortnamnslexikon. Ed. Mats Wahlberg. Institutet för språk och folkminnen, Uppsala 2003. Another theory conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Birgersson (1300–1320)
Magnus Birgersson (September 1300 1 June 1320) was the eldest son of King Birger Magnusson of Sweden. He was hailed as the heir to the Swedish throne and became embroiled in the power struggles between his father and his uncles, dukes Erik and Valdemar, who had rebelled against King Birger. In 1317, King Birger imprisoned his brothers, Erik and Valdemar, during the infamous Nyköping Banquet and had them killed in 1318. This led to a rebellion by their supporters. While Birger fled the country, Magnus was captured by his father's enemies. In 1319, King Birger was deposed and Magnus Eriksson, Magnus Birgersson's cousin, was elected King of Sweden. Magnus Birgersson was subsequently executed on Helgeandsholmen in Stockholm in 1320. Election as future king of Sweden Magnus Birgersson was born in 1300 at Tre Kronor Castle in Stockholm as the eldest son of King Birger of Sweden and Queen Märta, daughter of King Erik Klipping of Denmark. His parents had married in 1298, and Magnus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Skåne, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645), Second Treaty of Brömsebro, it was part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Its name means ''Land of Rocky Slabs'' (Swedish: ''hällar'') referring to the coastal cliffs of especially the northern part of the region. Administration The provinces of Sweden serve no administrative function. Instead, that function is served by the Counties of Sweden. However, the province of Halland is almost coextensive with the administrative Halland County, though parts of the province belong to Västra Götaland County and Skåne County, while the county also includes parts of Småland and Västergötland. As of 31 December 2023, Halland had a population of 351,508. Heraldry During the Danish era until 1658, the province had no coat of arms a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohuslän
Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold, in Norway, to the north. In English it literally means ''Bohus County'', although it shared counties with the city of Gothenburg prior to the 1998 county merger and thus was not an administrative unit in its own right. Bohuslän is named after the medieval Norwegian castle of Bohus fästning, Bohus (Norwegian: ''Båhus''). Under the name ''Båhuslen'' (''Bohuslen'' in Danish), it was a Norway, Norwegian Counties of Norway, county from the Norwegian conquest of the region from the Geats and subsequent Unification of Norway, unification of the country in the 870s until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, when the union of Denmark–Norway was forced to cede this county, as well as Skåneland (part of Denmark pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Sweden
The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List of Lutheran denominations, Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the church professes Lutheranism. It is composed of thirteen dioceses, divided into parishes. It is an open national church which, working with a democracy, democratic organisation together with the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate (bishop), Primate of the Church of Sweden, as well as the Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan of all Sweden, is the Archbishop of Uppsala. It is liturgy, liturgically and theologically "High Church Lutheranism, high church", having retained priests, vestments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
