Eric XI | |
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![]() Contemporary bust of King Eric | |
King of Sweden | |
Reign | 1222 – 1229; 1234 – 1250 |
Predecessor | John I |
Successor | Valdemar |
Born | 1216 |
Died | 2 February 1250 Sweden | (aged 33–34)
Spouse | Catherine Sunesdotter |
House | Eric |
Father | Eric X |
Mother | Richeza of Denmark |
Eric XI Ericsson[A] or Eric the Lisp and Lame[1] (Swedish: Erik Eriksson or Erik läspe och halte; Old Norse: Eiríkr Eiríksson; 1216 – 2 February 1250) was King of Sweden from 1222 to 1229 and again from 1234 to 1250.[2] Being the last ruler of the House of Eric, he stood in the shadow of a succession of powerful Jarls, especially his brother-in-law Birger Jarl, whose descendants ruled as kings after his death.[3]
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