Håkon Håkonsson unge

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Margarete Skulesdatter and her son Håkon unge. From a Pslater by Margarete.

Håkon Håkonsson unge (born November 11, 1232 in Bergen , † May 5, 1257 in Tønsberg ) was co-king next to his father Håkon Håkonsson and Skule Bårdsson .

His parents were King Håkon IV. Håkonsson (1204–1263) and his wife Margarete Skulesdatter († 1270). In autumn 1251 he married Rikitsa Birgersdatter († 1288), daughter of Birger Jarl and his wife Ingeborg Eriksdatter, in Oslo .

Håkon Håkonsson Unge received the king's name on the Øyrathing on April 1, 1240 before the decisive battle between his father and Skule Bårdsson. On April 12, 1240, this ceremony in Bergen was more solemn and repeated by a gathering that represented the empire to a greater extent. The reason for this was the uprising of Skule Bårdsson. The succession should be determined in the event that the father Håkon Håkonson should die. At the same time, the principle of legitimacy was accepted, since the candidacy of his illegitimate half-brother Sigurd was not renewed. The right of inheritance was also the basic principle of succession. According to the Håkon Håkonssons saga, however, the father refused to introduce the principle of one kingship, so that both Håkon unge and Magnus were given the royal name. The problem was solved when Håkon died in 1257.

He took on important political and military tasks in the Reich government. Håkon unge was first mentioned in a document at the coronation of his father in 1247 as a "secular chief", and he carried the crown in the procession from the royal court to the Christian church. As soon as he was of legal age, he joined the government circle around the king as a fellow-king. Together with his father, he sealed the trade agreement with Lübeck on October 6, 1250, represented by the council messenger Johann von Bardewik , where he was first mentioned in the list of witnesses.

His marriage to Rikitsa Birgersdatter was part of Norway's new foreign policy, which was supposed to put Denmark under military and political pressure. This required the settlement of the disputes between Norway and Sweden.

After 1249 he regularly took part in the campaigns in the border areas on Göta älv . In 1255 he negotiated with King Ferdinand III. from Castile on the terms of the marriage contract with his sister Kristin . In the summer of 1256 he was on the war campaign in Halland and in the autumn made great booty on another campaign. Apparently he could pursue a fairly independent policy.

In January, Håkon should unge unge with an envoy of Ferdinand III. meet Kristin about his wedding. He fell ill in the spring of 1257 and died on May 5th in Munkelivkloster in Tønsberg. He was buried in Hallvard's Church in Oslo at the side of King Sigurður Jórsalafari . A year later Rikitsa traveled to Sweden, where a few years later she married the north German Count Heinrich I von Werle . The only son of Håkon and Rikitsa was Sverre Magnus Håkonsson. He lived with his grandfather in Bergen and died in the winter of 1260/1261.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Diplomatarium Islandicum Vol. 1. Copenhagen 1876. P. 542.
  2. ↑ Regesta Norvegica vol. 1 no. 829.
  3. ↑ Regesta Norvegica Vol. 1 No. 941 = Diplomatarium Norvegicum Vol. 5 No. 4

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personal data
SURNAME Håkon Håkonsson unge
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian fellow-king
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1232
PLACE OF BIRTH Mountains
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1257
Place of death Tonsberg