Burislev Sverkersson

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Burislev Sverkersson , also Boleslav , († probably around 1172) was together with his brother Kol, about whom nothing else is known, pretender to the throne in Götaland .

Life

His parents were Sverker the Elder and his second wife Rikissa of Poland . It was probably named after their father Boleslav of Poland. After the death of Karl Sverkersson , he tried to become head of his family and their followers and is said to have been proclaimed king in Götaland. In any case, there are sources that call him that. After the royal ranks of Västgötalag, Knut Eriksson had asserted himself within his sphere of influence and in addition to Karl Sverkersson in 1167 also killed "King Kol and King Burislev" in battle. Burislev appears to have been killed in 1172, while Kol did not fall before 1173, apparently in the battle of Bjälbo in Östergötland. Probably the two continued the fight against Knut after Karl Sverkerson's murder and ultimately lost.

After that there were no more male descendants of the Sverker. According to the law of inheritance at the time, the inheritance went to his half-sister Sofia from Rikissa's first marriage to the Russian prince Volodar of Minsk. Since Sofia was married to Waldemar I of Denmark, a large part of the Sverker possessions went into the possession of the Danish royal family. They were returned, however, when Waldemar transferred them to his illegitimate son Knut von Reval, whose son Svantepolk was given a particularly prominent position in the second half of the 13th century.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Lagerqvist, p. 59 f.
  2. Lagerqvist, p. 52.