Nyköping Banquet

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Nyköping Banquet was a notorious 1317 medieval power struggle event in Sweden where King Birger Magnusson captured and allegedly starved his rival brothers to death, marking a turning point in Swedish royal politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
medieval political event
power struggle
allegedOutcome starvation death of Eric Magnusson
starvation death of Valdemar Magnusson
causeOf imprisonment of Eric Magnusson
imprisonment of Valdemar Magnusson
chronologyWithin reign of Birger Magnusson
country Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
describedAs notorious event in Swedish history
turning point in Swedish royal politics
followedBy civil war in Sweden
uprising against King Birger
hasEffect change in Swedish royal politics
downfall of King Birger Magnusson NERFINISHED
strengthening of noble power in Sweden
hasLanguageContext Swedish history
hasMotive consolidation of royal power by King Birger
hasParticipant Birger Magnusson NERFINISHED
Eric Magnusson NERFINISHED
Ingeborg Håkansdotter NERFINISHED
Martha of Denmark NERFINISHED
Swedish nobility NERFINISHED
Valdemar Magnusson NERFINISHED
location Nyköping NERFINISHED
Nyköping Castle NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
Södermanland NERFINISHED
mainSubject Swedish royal succession
power struggle within House of Bjelbo
namedAfter Nyköping NERFINISHED
partOf medieval history of Sweden
pointInTime 1317
precededBy ongoing conflict between King Birger and his brothers
relatedTo House of Bjelbo NERFINISHED
Swedish civil conflicts in the early 14th century
significance key episode in conflict among sons of Magnus III of Sweden
symbol of royal treachery in Swedish tradition
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Nyköping Castle significantEvent Nyköping Banquet
Nyköping hasHistoricalEvent Nyköping Banquet