Birger Jarl

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Swedish noble de facto ruler jarl regent of Sweden statesman

Birger Jarl was a 13th-century Swedish statesman and de facto ruler of Sweden, renowned for consolidating royal power and laying the foundations of the Swedish capital.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Dux Sweorum (Duke of the Swedes) 1
Jarl of Sweden 1
Valdemar I of Sweden 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish noble ⓘ
de facto ruler ⓘ
jarl ⓘ
regent of Sweden ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
child Benedict Birgersson ⓘ
Christina Birgersdotter ⓘ
Eric Birgersson ⓘ
Magnus Minnesköld ⓘ
surface form: Magnus III of Sweden

Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Valdemar I of Sweden
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1210 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 21 October 1266 ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
father Magnus Minnesköld ⓘ
hasMonument Birger Jarl statue in Stockholm ⓘ
influenced development of medieval Swedish law ⓘ
urbanization in central Sweden ⓘ
knownFor consolidating royal power in Sweden ⓘ
foreign and crusading policy in the Baltic region ⓘ
laying foundations of Stockholm ⓘ
strengthening central authority in 13th-century Sweden ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish ⓘ
legacy considered a founder figure of Stockholm ⓘ
key architect of medieval Swedish state formation ⓘ
memberOf House of Bjelbo ⓘ
mother Ingrid Ylva ⓘ
nobleTitle Jarl ⓘ
notableWork foundation of Stockholm ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Östergötland County ⓘ
surface form: Östergötland
placeOfBurial Varnhem Abbey ⓘ
placeOfDeath Västergötland ⓘ
positionHeld Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jarl of Sweden

regent of Sweden ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent participation in the Second Swedish Crusade to Finland ⓘ
regency during the minority of King Valdemar I ⓘ
spouse Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden ⓘ
Matilda of Holstein ⓘ
title Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dux Sweorum (Duke of the Swedes)

Referenced by (4)

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

Birger Jarl → child → Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valdemar I of Sweden
Stockholm → foundedBy → Birger Jarl ⓘ
Birger Jarl → positionHeld → Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jarl of Sweden
Birger Jarl → title → Birger Jarl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dux Sweorum (Duke of the Swedes)