The House of Sverker were a powerful political force in medieval Sweden, contesting for royal power. Their origins were in Östergötland. After the extinction...

Of non-royal descent, he founded the House of Sverker, the rulers of which alternated with the rival House of Eric over the next century. Sverker was...

Sverker II or Sverker the Younger (Swedish: Sverker den yngre or Sverker Karlsson, born before 1167 – 17 July 1210) was King of Sweden from 1195 or 1196...

and 1220, rivaling for kingship of Sweden with the House of Sverker. The first king from the House of Eric was Eric IX of Sweden, also known as Saint Eric...

historically known king of Sweden by the name of Charles, but use of the ordinal VII is widespread. Charles was the son of Sverker I, who was assassinated...

This is a list of Swedish queens consort and spouses of Swedish monarchs and regents. The list covers a large time span and the role of a consort has changed...

  Munsö dynasty   Stenkil dynasty   Munsö dynasty   Estridsen dynasty   Sverker dynasty   Eric dynasty   Bjelbo dynasty   Bjelbo dynasty   Estridsen dynasty...

was King of Sweden from 1216 until his death in 1222. John was the son of King Sverker II of Sweden of the House of Sverker and Queen Ingegerd of the Bjälbo...

and Geats, notably involving the Geatish clans House of Stenkil and House of Sverker, are referred to as Swedish civil wars. The Anglo-Saxon epic relates...

had already died (1216). The fifteen-year-old John I from the rival House of Sverker was hailed king by the Swedish aristocracy, while Queen Richeza returned...