House of Sverre

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The House of Sverre was a medieval Norwegian royal dynasty that ruled Norway during the late 12th and 13th centuries, notably strengthening the monarchy and central authority.

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House of Sverre canonical 13
Sverre dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian royal house
royal dynasty
alliedFaction Birkebeiner
capitalDuringRule Bergen
conflictWith Bagler faction
Church of Norway
surface form: Norwegian Church
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Norway
dissolved 1319
dynasticLegitimacyBasis claim of descent from Harald Fairhair
dynasticUnionResult union of Norway and Sweden under Magnus VII
ethnicGroup Norwegians
founder Sverre of Norway
surface form: Sverre Sigurdsson
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
heirThroughFemaleLine Magnus VII of Norway
historicalEra High Middle Ages
inception c. 1184
language Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
lastMonarch Haakon V
surface form: Haakon V of Norway
militaryCharacteristic use of peasant levies and guerrilla tactics
namedAfter Sverre of Norway
surface form: Sverre Sigurdsson
notableLawReform Magnus VI’s law codification
notableRuler Eric II of Norway
Guttorm of Norway
Haakon III of Norway
Haakon IV of Norway
Haakon V
surface form: Haakon V of Norway

Haakon the Young
Inge II of Norway
Ingeborg of Norway
Magnus VI of Norway
Sverre of Norway
surface form: Sverre Sigurdsson
politicalImpact consolidation of Norwegian kingdom
precededBy House of Hardrada
region Scandinavia
reignedIn 13th century
late 12th century
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Norwegian civil wars
source Sverris saga
strengthened Norwegian royal family
surface form: Norwegian monarchy

central royal authority in Norway
succeededBy House of Bjelbo
House of Folkung
territorialCore Trøndelag
Western Norway
typeOfMonarchy personal kingship strengthened over aristocracy

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haakon IV of Norway house House of Sverre
King Haakon V of Norway house House of Sverre
subject surface form: Haakon V of Norway
Margaret Skulesdatter royalHouse House of Sverre
Margaret Skulesdatter spouseDynasty House of Sverre
Inge II of Norway monarchFrom House of Sverre
Inge II of Norway dynasty House of Sverre
Haakon III of Norway nobleFamily House of Sverre
Magnus VI of Norway house House of Sverre
Magnus VI of Norway royalHouse House of Sverre
Haakon the Young royalHouse House of Sverre
Sverre of Norway dynastyFounded House of Sverre
this entity surface form: Sverre dynasty
Sverre of Norway house House of Sverre
Christina of Norway memberOf House of Sverre
Christina of Norway royalHouse House of Sverre