Eric XI of Sweden

Eric XI
Eric XI
	Contemporary bust of King Eric
King of Sweden
Reign	1222 – 1229; 1234 – 1250
Predecessor	John I
Successor	Valdemar
Born	1216
Died	2 February 1250 (aged 33–34); Sweden
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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^ "Kings and Queens of Sweden — A thousand year succession". Royal Court of Sweden. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ Erik "läspe och halte" Eriksson (Historiska personer) Archived 10 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Demitz, Jacob Truedson (2020). Centuries of Selfies: Portraits commissioned by Swedish kings and queens. Preface by Ulf Sundberg. Stockholm; New York: Vulkan Förlag. pp. 21–22, 105–106, 141. ISBN 978-91-89179-63-9.

[2] "Kings and Queens of Sweden — A thousand year succession". Royal Court of Sweden. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

[3] Erik "läspe och halte" Eriksson (Historiska personer) Archived 10 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Demitz, Jacob Truedson (2020). Centuries of Selfies: Portraits commissioned by Swedish kings and queens. Preface by Ulf Sundberg. Stockholm; New York: Vulkan Förlag. pp. 21–22, 105–106, 141. ISBN 978-91-89179-63-9.

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