House of Folkung
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The House of Folkung, also known as the Folkunga dynasty, was a medieval Swedish royal house that ruled Sweden during the 13th and 14th centuries and produced several notable kings, including Birger Jarl’s descendants.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bjälbo dynasty | 1 |
| Folkungaätten | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
medieval Swedish royal house ⓘ royal house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Folkunga dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Folkungaätten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bjelbo dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringRule |
Stockholm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature |
bend
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| founder | Birger Jarl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormDuringRule | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome |
Svealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established stronger centralized monarchy in Sweden
ⓘ
shaped medieval Swedish law and administration ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Swedish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Folkunga family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamilyType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringRule |
consolidation of royal power in Sweden
ⓘ
expansion of Swedish influence in Finland ⓘ internal noble conflicts in 13th century Sweden ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Birger Jarl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birger of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric XI of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus III of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus IV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdemar of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Kings of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
House of Eric
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Sverker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruled | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
House of Bjelbo-related lines
ⓘ
House of Mecklenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Old Swedish ⓘ |
| usedReligionForLegitimacy | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
King of the Goths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Swedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Folkungaätten
this entity surface form:
Bjälbo dynasty