Magnus VII of Norway

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Magnus VII of Norway was a 14th-century king who ruled both Norway and Sweden in a personal union, becoming one of the first monarchs to unite the two kingdoms under a single crown.

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Magnus VII of Norway canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
king of Norway ⓘ
king of Sweden ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Magnus Eriksson ⓘ
Magnus IV of Sweden ⓘ
birthDate c. 1316 ⓘ
burialPlace Ørkelljunga Church (traditionally attributed) ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
child Eric XII of Sweden ⓘ
Haakon VI of Norway ⓘ
conflict faced opposition from Swedish nobility ⓘ
was deposed in Sweden in favor of his son Eric and later Albert of Mecklenburg ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1 December 1374 ⓘ
dynasty Folkunga dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Folkung
era Middle Ages ⓘ
father Eric, Duke of Södermanland ⓘ
governed Norway and Sweden in personal union ⓘ
grandfather Haakon V of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Haakon V
house House of Bjelbo ⓘ
implemented a law code for Norway often associated with his reign ⓘ
the Landslag, a law code for Sweden ⓘ
mother Ingeborg of Norway ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first monarchs to rule both Norway and Sweden under a single crown ⓘ
uniting Norway and Sweden under a personal union ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lindholmen Castle, Scania ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Scania ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Skåne

King of Norway ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfNorway Haakon V of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Haakon V
predecessorAsKingOfSweden Birger of Sweden ⓘ
regency Ingeborg of Norway served as regent during his minority ⓘ
a council of nobles governed during his minority ⓘ
reign King of Norway from 1319 to 1355 ⓘ
King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Blanche of Namur ⓘ
succeeded Birger, King of Sweden, as king of Sweden ⓘ
Haakon V of Norway as king of Norway ⓘ
successor Albert of Mecklenburg as king of Sweden ⓘ
Haakon VI of Norway as king of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Haakon VI of Norway
successorAsKingOfNorway Haakon VI of Norway ⓘ
successorAsKingOfSweden Albert of Mecklenburg ⓘ
title King of Norway ⓘ
King of the Swedes, Goths and Wends ⓘ
linked to: King of Sweden

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Haakon V of Norway → successor → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
subject linked to: King Haakon V of Norway
House of Sverre → heirThroughFemaleLine → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Ingeborg of Norway → child → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Ingeborg of Norway → monarchDuringReignAsRegent → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Ingeborg of Norway → parentOfMonarch → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Haakon V → successor → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Haakon VI of Norway → father → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Haakon VI of Norway → predecessor → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Haakon VI of Norway → coRulerWith → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
Magnus → usedBy → Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ