Knut II Holmgerssson Long ( Swede. Knut Holmgersson Långe till Sko , died in 1234 ) - King of Sweden (1229-1234).
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| Swede. Knut Holmgersson Långe till Sko | |||||||
 Knut II, King of Sweden | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Eric the Lisp | ||||||
| Successor | Eric the Lisp | ||||||
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| Death | 1234 | ||||||
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| Father | Holmger philippson | ||||||
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| Spouse | Helena | ||||||
| Children | Holmger Knutsson (died 1248 ) | ||||||
Biography
Initially, Knut headed the regency council under the infant king Eric Shepelyav . In 1229, he made a coup, proclaimed himself king and ruled until his death. Both of his sons were apparently executed by the Jarl Birger during the uprisings against the Volkungs .
Literature
- Adolfsson, Mats. När borgarna brann - svenska uppror. - Stockholm: Natur och kultur, 2007.
- Larsson, Mats G. Götarnas Riken: Upptäcktsfärder Till Sveriges Enande. - Bokförlaget: Atlantis AB, 2002. - ISBN 9789174866414 .