Eric IX of Sweden

Eric IX
King of Sweden
Reign	c. 1156 – 18 May 1160
Predecessor	Sverker I
Successor	Magnus II
Born	c. 1120-25
Died	18 May 1160 Uppsala, Sweden
Burial	Church of Old Uppsala, later moved to Uppsala Cathedral
Spouse	Christina of Denmark
Issue Detail	Canute I, King of Sweden Filip Eriksson Catherine Eriksdotter Margaret, Queen of Norway
House	Eric
Father	Jedvard
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Eric IX^[a] (Swedish: Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik; d. 18 May 1160), also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver,^[1] was a Swedish king in the 12th century, c. 1156–1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May.^[2] He was the founder of the House of Eric, which ruled Sweden with interruptions from c. 1156 to 1250.

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