Everything about Karl Sverkersson totally explained
Charles VII Sverkersson, or
Karl Sverkersson in
Swedish, was ruler of Gothenland, and then
King of Sweden from circa
1161 to
1167, when he was assassinated.
He was known as Charles Sverkersson during his reign and is the first historically known king of Sweden with the name Charles.
Life
Charles had rivalled
Eric IX of Sweden (whom later generations dubbed martyr and saint) and held some power in Gothenland ("jarlship") already during Eric's reign. It has been claimed that Eric's murder by minions of their rival
Magnus Henricson was also backed by Charles.
After the fall of Magnus, Charles received general recognition in Sweden as king. It was also during his reign that the
Archbishop of Uppsala was established.
In the spring of
1167, King Charles was killed on
Visingsö (in lake
Vättern) by underlings of
Knut Eriksson, head of the rival
Eric dynasty, who so overtook the throne. Charles was buried in
Alvastra monastery.
Starting from Charles' death, his kinsmen (probably his half-brothers)
Burislev and
Kol together opposed Canute's kingship and were rival kings, recognized in some Gothenlander parts of Sweden; but last of them was killed in 1173, after which Canute's government got recognized overall.
Family
Charles' wife was Kirsten Stigsdatter, a Danish lady, daughter of
Stig Hvitaleder, a Seelander magnate, and his wife who was sister of
Valdemar I of Denmark.
Their sole historically attested child was Sverker Karlsson, a young boy when Charles died, and who later became the chosen king
Sverker II of Sweden (1195-1208/10) after the death of Charles' rival king Canute I.
Charles VII was the first Swedish king with the name Charles. Six Charleses are not mentioned in any sources earlier than
Johannes Magnus's
16th century book
Gothorvm sveonvmqve historia, and are believed to have been Magnus's invention. The first Swedish monarch to actually use a regnal number was
Erik XIV in
1560.
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