Back Sven III van Denemarke Afrikaans سوين الثالث ملك الدنمارك Arabic سوين التالت من الدنمارك ARZ اۆچونجو اسون (دانمارک) AZB Свен III Гратэ Byelorussian Свен III (Дания) Bulgarian Sven III Catalan Sven III. Dánský Czech Svend Grathe Danish Sven III. (Dänemark) German
| Sweyn III Grathe | |||||
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 Illustration of Sweyn III in the 13th-century Saxon World Chronicle | |||||
| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 1146–1157[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Eric III Lamb | ||||
| Successor | Valdemar I the Great | ||||
| Born | c. 1125[2] | ||||
| Died | 23 October 1157 (aged 31–32) Grathe Heath, Denmark | ||||
| Burial | Gradehede, then Viborg Cathedral | ||||
| Consort | Adela of Meissen | ||||
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| House | Estridsen | ||||
| Father | Eric II the Memorable | ||||
| Mother | Thunna | ||||
Sweyn III Grathe[Note 1] (Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was subsequently defeated by Valdemar I at the Battle of Grathe Heath and killed.
- ^ Monarkiet i Danmark – Kongerækken Archived 18 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at The Danish Monarchy
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.), Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. XVII [Svend Tveskjæg – Tøxen], 1903. "Svend Grade", Hans Olrik, pp. 5–7.
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