House of Sverre

Norwegian royal dynasty

House of Sverre

Parent house| Gille dynasty (claimed)
Country| Kingdom of Norway and Kingdom of Scotland
Founded| 1184
Founder| Sverre Sigurdsson
Final ruler| Haakon V (Norway)
Margaret (Scotland, disputed)
Titles| Chieftain of the Birkebeins
King of Norway
Queen of Scots (disputed)
Cadet branches| House of Rosensverd
A sculpture believed to be of King Haakon V Magnusson as Duke of Oslo, Oppland, Ryfylke, the Faroe Islands, and Shetland. Burial site of Haakon V Magnusson in Oslo.

The House of Sverre (Norwegian: Sverreætten)[1] was a royal house or dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, hereunder the kingdom's realms, and the Kingdom of Scotland. The house was founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson. It provided the rulers of Norway from 1184 to 1319.

## History[edit]

Norway at its greatest extent, around 1263.

The house was founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson, who claimed to be an illegitimate son of King Sigurd Munn, when he was made King of Norway. After Sverre's death, his descendants would expand the influence, wealth, and power of the dynasty. Under his grandson Haakon IV's rule, the Kingdom of Norway reached its peak, the civil war era ended, and it was the start of a golden age in Norway.

Margaret, Maid of Norway, a queen-designate of the Kingdom of Scotland, was also a member of this family.

Their descendants consist of the House of Rosensverd (Norway)[2]

The house replaced the Gille dynasty, and was again replaced by the House of Bjelbo, which inherited Norway's throne. They were the last reigning family that claimed patrilineal descent from Harald Fairhair.

## Coat of arms[edit]

See also: Coat of arms of Norway

The main arms of the kings belonging to the House of Sverre, was a golden crowned lion on a red field. The lion was later supplied with a silver axe symbolising Olaf the Holy. This became the coat of arms of Norway.

* Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson, the last king belonging to the House of Sverre.

* Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson's daughter, Duchess Ingeborg.

* Arms of King Haakon V Magnusson's daughter's son, King Haakon VI Magnusson, who was of the House of Bjelbo. His coat of arms includes the Sverre arms and the Bjelbo arms.

## List of kings[edit]

The rulers within the royal house or dynasty would often have a "junior king" along with a "senior king" (three dates show the reign as junior king to the start of reign as senior to the end of their reign). Here is a list of the rulers when the house held the power in Norway:

Name | Reign

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Sverre Sigurdsson | 1184–1202
Haakon III Sverresson | 1202–1204
Guttorm Sigurdsson | 1204
Rule of Inge Baardson of the Gille branch | 1204–1217
Haakon IV the Old | 1217–1263
Haakon Haakonsson the Young | 1240–1257
Magnus VI Lagabøte | 1257–1263–1280
Eric II Magnusson | 1273–1280–1299
Haakon V Magnusson | 1299–1319

## Family tree[edit]

Members of the family are marked with red, and the monarchs of the family as bolded.

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Sverre
King of Norway| | Margaret of Sweden| |

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Sigurd Lavard| |
Haakon III
King of Norway| | Inga of Varteig| | Christina of Norway| | Philip Simonsson
Bagler pretender
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Guttorm
King of Norway| | | | | | | Kanga the Young| |
Haakon IV
King of Norway| | Margaret Skulesdatter|
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| Sigurd Haakonsson| | Gregorius Andresson
Lendmann| | Cecilia Haakonsdotter| |
Harald Olafsson
King of Mann and the Isles| |

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Olaf Haakonsson| |
Haakon the Young
Junior King of Norway| | Rikissa Birgersdotter| | Christina of Norway| |
Philip
Infante of Castile| |
Magnus VI
King of Norway| | Ingeborg of Denmark
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Sverre Magnus Haakonsson
Junker| | Margaret of Scotland| |
Eric II
King of Norway| | Isabel Bruce| | Isabelle de Joigny| |
Haakon V
King of Norway| | Euphemia of Rügen
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Margaret
Queen of Scotland| |
Valdemar Magnusson
Prince, Duke of Finland| | Ingeborg of Norway| |
Havtore Jonsson
Baron| | Agnes Haakonsdotter| |
Eric Magnusson
Prince, Duke of Swealand| | Ingeborg of Norway
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sudreim claim| | | | | | House of Bjelbo

## See also[edit]

* List of Norwegian monarchs
* Norwegian royal family
* Norwegian nobility

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lunden, Kåre; Mykland, Knut (1976). Norge under Sverreætten 1177-1319. Norges historie. Vol. 3\. Cappelen. ISBN 9788202034535.
2. ^ Billing., Hansen, Bent (1990). Rosensverdslektens forfedre. B.B. Hansen. OCLC 866271168.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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