Haakon IV of Norway
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Haakon IV of Norway was a 13th-century king who consolidated royal power, fostered cultural flourishing, and led Norway through a period of political stability and territorial expansion.
Aliases (2)
- Haakon Haakonsson ×1
- Haakon IV ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
House of Sverre monarch
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King of Norway → medieval monarch → |
| birthDate |
1204
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| birthPlace |
Folkestad, Norway
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| burialPlace |
Christ Church, Bergen
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| child |
Christina of Norway
→
Haakon the Young → Magnus VI of Norway → Sverre of Norway → |
| countryRuled |
Kingdom of Norway
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| culturalContribution |
commissioning of translations of chivalric sagas
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introduction of European courtly culture to Norway → patronage of Old Norse literature → |
| deathDate |
1263
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| deathPlace |
Kirkwall, Orkney
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| era |
High Middle Ages
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| father |
Haakon III of Norway
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| fullName |
Haakon Haakonsson
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| house |
House of Sverre
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| knownFor |
ending internal dynastic conflicts in Norway
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establishing Norway as a significant North European power → |
| mother |
Inga of Varteig
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| notableEvent |
Battle of Largs
→
Battle of Oslo (1240) → Scottish–Norwegian War → conflict with Skule Bårdsson → end of Norwegian civil war era → |
| notableResidence |
Bergen
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| policy |
codification of laws and legal reforms
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promotion of trade and maritime power → strengthening of hereditary monarchy → |
| positionHeld |
King of Norway
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| predecessor |
Inge II of Norway
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| regnalName |
Haakon IV
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| reignCharacterizedBy |
consolidation of royal power
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cultural flourishing → political stability → territorial expansion → |
| reignEnd |
1263
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| reignStart |
1217
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| spouse |
Margaret Skulesdatter
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| successor |
Magnus VI of Norway
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| territorialInfluence |
Norwegian influence in the Hebrides
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Norwegian realm in the North Atlantic → Norwegian rule over Greenland → Norwegian rule over Iceland → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Haakon IV of Norway
("Haakon Haakonsson")
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fullName |
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Scottish–Norwegian conflict over the Western Isles
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hasMainBelligerent |
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Håkons Hall
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namedAfter |
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Haakon IV of Norway
("Haakon IV")
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regnalName |