Erik Magnusson

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Erik Magnusson (on his seal).
Erik Magnusson's coat of arms.

Erik Magnusson , Duke of Södermanland , (* 1282 ; † 1318 ) was the son of Magnus Ladulås and his wife Hedwig von Holstein .

Erik stood out early on through greater fame than his brother Birger , who would one day inherit the crown. In this competition he also found support in his other brother Waldemar .

During his youth he got engaged to Ingeborg Håkonsdotter from Norway. But when he asked for the wedding in 1308 , King Håkon V refused to give him his daughter because he had supported Erik's brother Birger in the Swedish power struggle.

Erik later made a pilgrimage to Vienna , and then broke his engagement to Sofia von Verle ( Erik Menved's niece ), after which he became engaged again to Ingeborg. He finally married her in Oslo in 1312 .

For the power struggle between the dukes and King Birger see Banquet of Nyköping . Erik died in Nyköpingshus prison in 1318 .

The Erik Chronicle is a propaganda piece that comes from Duke Erik, but actually about his successors.

Children:

  1. Magnus Eriksson , King of Sweden, * 1316 .
  2. Eufemia Eriksdotter , * 1317 , married to Albrecht II of Mecklenburg and mother of the future King of Sweden Albrecht of Mecklenburg
personal data
SURNAME Erik Magnusson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Duke
DATE OF BIRTH 1282
DATE OF DEATH 1318