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	Birger Jarl
		Birger was created Earl by King Erik Eriksson[?] in 1248 and had earlier married the king’s sister Ingeborg Eriksdotter[?].
		On Erik’s death in 1250 Birger’s son Valdemar[?] was elected king while his father acted as regent.
		Ingeborg died in 1250 and in 1261 he married the daughter of King Abel of Denmark[?], the queen dowager Mechtild of Holstein[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Birger_Jarl.html (184 words)

	Birger Jarl av Bjelbo
		Birger was born about 1210 (exact date uncertain) as the son of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and Ingrid Ylva, nephew to the Earl Birger Brosa.
		Birger was elevated to the position of Jarl (directly translated: Earl, but the position was unique, not similar as earls in England) by King Eric XI in 1248 and had earlier married the king's sister Ingeborg Eriksdotter.
		Ingeborg died in 1254 and in 1261 Birger married the widow of King Abel of Denmark, the queen dowager Mechtild of Holstein.
	www.skeel.info /getperson.php?personID=I3690&tree=ks (232 words)

	Chronology of Sweden (1208-1299)
		Birger Jarl crushes the revolt, and claims the crown for his son Valdemar, nephew of King Erik.
		Birger Jarl rules as regent until Valdemar is declared of age.
		Birger, son of King Magnus, is accepted by the royal council to be the successor to the crown.
	www.islandnet.com /~kpolsson/swedhis/swed1208.htm (803 words)

	Birger - LoveToKnow 1911
		BIRGER (?-1266), Swedish statesman, nephew of Birger Brosa, and the most famous member of the ancient noble family of the Folkungeatten, which had so much to say for itself in early Swedish history, was created jarl of Bjalbo by King Erik Eriksson in 1248 and married the king's sister.
		He also built Stockholm, and enriched it by making it the chief mart for the trade of Lubeck, with which city he concluded a commercial treaty.
		As a lawgiver also Birger laboured strenuously in the interests of civilization.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Birger (194 words)

	Birger Jarl Hotel
		In 1240, Birger organized a military campaign against Novgorod and was defeated by Alexander Nevsky during the Neva Battle.
		Birger was elevated to the position of Jarl (directly translated: Earl, but the position was unique, not similar as earls in England) by King Erik Eriksson in 1248 and had earlier married the king's sister Ingeborg Eriksdotter.
		Birger Joseph Nordholm (June 25 1897 - November 30, 1989) was the director for, and founder of the Swedish tourist office in New York, a member of the Scandinavian Travel Commission and the founder of the European Travel Commission.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/21/birger-jarl-hotel.html (883 words)

	Sweden
		Birger owed this success to the clergy, whom he favoured on all occasions.
		A war broke out between Knut's sons and Sverker after Birger's death; Sverker was obliged to flee, and when he sought with Danish aid to regain the throne he suffered a decisive defeat in 1208 near Falk-ping.
		While Birger was in Finland Erik died, and the nobles of the kingdom elected Birger's son Waldemar.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/sweden.html (10104 words)

	Birger jarl - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Birger was born about 1210 (exact date uncertain) as the son of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and Ingrid Ylva, nephew to the EEarl Birger Brosa.
		Birger was elevated to the position of Jarl (directly translated: Earl, but the position was unique, bot similar as earls in England) by King Eric XI in 1248 and had earlier married the king's sister Ingeborg Eriksdotter.On Eric's death in 1250 Birger's son Valdemar was elected king while his father acted as regent.
		A a lawgiver Birger laboured strenuously in the interests of civilization.Ingeborg died in 1254 and in 1261 Birger married the widow of King Abel of Denmark, the queen dowager Mechtild of Holstein.
	www.wikileasing.com /2/Birger_jarl.html (313 words)

	Birger Brosa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Birger Brosa's seal'''Birger Brosa''' (''Brosa'' means "smiling"), earl of Sweden 1174-1202, d.
		Before 1170, Birger was married to Brigit Haraldsdotter, the daughter of the Norwegian king Harald Gylle, and who had formerly been married to the Swedish earl Karl Sunesson and later to the Danish impostor Magnus Henriksson, who ruled in Uppsala 1160-1161.
		Many of the pretenders in these kingdoms sought refuge with Birger, and among them the Birkebeiner chieftains Øystein Møyla and Sverre I of Norway who were Birgitta's kinsmen.
	birger-brosa.peernet.sk (293 words)

	BIRGER (?-1266) - Online Information article about BIRGER (?-1266)
		Birger Brosa, and the most famous member of the See also:
		death(1250) Birger's son Valdemar was elected king while his See also:
		As a lawgiver also Birger laboured strenuously in the interests of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BER_BLA/BIRGER_1266_.html (317 words)

	Early Christian Era - Stenkil's Line And Interchanging Dynasties
		Birger, according to Russian testimony, tried to extend the dominion of Swedish supremacy as far as to the river Neva, but was repulsed by the Russians.
		He was the leader of the Folkung family and party, a nephew of Birger Brosa, and married to princess Ingeborg, a sister of the reigning king.
		Birger Jarl, as he is generally called, effected a satisfactory agreement with Norway at a meeting with Hakon in the summer of 1249, according to which the enemies of one realm should have no refuge, or support, in the other.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles35/history-of-sweden-4.shtml (4506 words)

	Jarl in Sweden Information
		Members of so-called Bjelbo family became usual holders of jarlship in 11th century and the title was subsumed to duke and powers merged in crown sometime in 1270's.
		Birger jarl was called Dux sweciae, in Swedish meant riksjarl.
		Birger Brosa of Bjelbo, grandson of Folke the Fat, riksjarl 1174-1202.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Jarl_in_Sweden (195 words)

	Birger Brosa
		Birger Brosa har omtalats som jarl från och med 1174, och hans släktskapsförbindelser med både Sveriges och Norges kungar gjorde honom till en mycket inflytelserik makthavare.
		Birger Brosa var en stark och envis ledargestalt som lyckades hålla fred i Sverige under många år, först efter hans död 1202 startade fejderna igen.
		Birger Brosa skänkte år 1202 jorden till Riseberga nunnekloster vid Mälaren, till vilket han var en stor donator, och dess cistercienserorden kom med tiden att få ett mycket stort jordinnehav.
	www.wadbring.com /historia/sidor/bbrosa.htm (751 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Sweden
		She was the daughter of Birger Persson, governor and provincial judge (Lagman) of Uppland, and of Ingeborg Bengtsdotter.
		Birger's daughter received a careful religious training, and from her seventh year showed signs of extraordinary religious impressions and illuminations.
		As Birger Jarl had returned home to Östergötland before the battle of Neva since his son, crown prince Valdemar, had been born recently Thomas, the bishop of Åbo, was responsible of the command of the army against Novgorod.
	forum.paradoxplaza.com /forum/showthread.php?t=201485 (12500 words)

	Bjälbo
		Birger Jarls mor var Ingrid Ylva - änka efter Birger Jarls far Magnus Minnesköld - Bjälbosläktens ättemor och beställare av de klockor som fortfarande ringer i Bjälbo kyrka.
		Birger Brosa är känd från Guillous böcker om Arn och också han bodde på Bjälbo.
		Birger Jarls son Valdemar utsågs till Sveriges kung 1250.
	www.illustrata.com /pages/vadstena/bjalbo/bjalbo.html (797 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Sweden
		She was the daughter of Birger Persson, governor and provincial judge (Lagman) of Uppland, and of Ingeborg Bengtsdotter.
		Birger's daughter received a careful religious training, and from her seventh year showed signs of extraordinary religious impressions and illuminations.
		As Birger Jarl had returned home to Östergötland before the battle of Neva since his son, crown prince Valdemar, had been born recently Thomas, the bishop of Åbo, was responsible of the command of the army against Novgorod.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=201485 (11873 words)

	tScholars.com \| Sverre of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Support from Earl Birger Brosa of Sweden is more a sign of pragmatic politics on the part of the Swedes, as their ally party in Norway needed a new leader and had chosen Sverre.
		There he met with the local ruler, Birger Brosa, who was married to Sigurd Munnâs sister, Brigit Haraldsdotter.
		Sverre revealed to Birger Brosa his claim to the throne, but Birger was at first unwilling to give any aid.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Sverre_of_Norway (4346 words)

	Folkunge
		Ulfhild Magnusdotter, known 1269-1279, married 1stly Bengt Magnusson; 2ndly Birger Magnusson (Aspenäsätten).
		Birger Magnusson, born 1280, King of Sweden, died 1321.
		Birger Karlsson, known 1366-1402, married 1stly Ragnhild Eriksdotter; 2ndly Ingrid Gustavsdotter (Rossviksätten).
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~corpusnobiliorum/folkunge.html (1703 words)

	Sverrir
		Support from Earl Birger Brosa of Sweden is more a sign of pragmatic politics on the part of the Swedes, as their ally party in Norway needed a new leader and had chosen Sverre.
		There he met with the local ruler, Birger Brosa, who was married to Sigurd Munnâs sister, Brigit Haraldsdotter.
		Sverre revealed to Birger Brosa his claim to the throne, but Birger was at first unwilling to give any aid.
	www.ekenjy.co.za /wiki/Sverrir (4318 words)

	Birger jarl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1240, Birger was probably responsible for the military campaign against the Novgorod Republic and was defeated by Alexander Nevsky during the Neva Battle.
		On Eric's death in 1250 Birger's son Valdemar was elected king while Birger acted as regent.
		He may also have founded Stockholm in 1252, and enriched it by making it the chief mart for the trade of Lübeck, with which city he concluded a commercial treaty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birger_Jarl (353 words)

	Heimskringla - Norwegian Kings - Vol. 9 - Chapter 36. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is told of him that he one summer appeared in Svithjod, and went to Earl Birger Brosa, who was then married to Brigida, Eystein's aunt, a daughter of King Harald Gille.
		Both Earl Birger and his wife listened to him in a friendly way, and promised him their confidence, and he stayed with them a while.
		Earl Birger gave him some assistance of men, and a good sum for travelling expenses; and both promised him their friendship on his taking leave.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/european/heimskringla/HeimskringlaVolume9/chap59.html (338 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		to Ingegerd, daughter of Jarl Birger brosa and Brigida (widow of Magnus Henriksson).
		When Sverker from the House of Sverker was elected he had no son and he promised that a son of his predessor, Knut Eriksson, would become heir to the throne.
		Since it was understood that this was an attempt to have his son made heir to the throne, he was forced to fight Knut Eriksson's sons.
	www.warholm.nu /Sverkerkarlsson.html (175 words)

	Europe's 13th-Century Progress by Sanderson Beck
		Folkung family magnate Birger Magnusson replaced Ulf as jarl in 1248 and negotiated a treaty with Norway's Haakon in which each country agreed not to give refuge to the enemies of the other, and King Haakon's son agreed to marry Birger's daughter.
		Birger Magnusson was married to King Erik's sister, and so his son Valdemar was chosen to succeed Erik in 1250.
		Birger died in 1266, and Valdemar was overthrown in 1275 by his brother Magnus Ladulas and a Danish army.
	www.san.beck.org /AB21-Europe13thCentury.html (23696 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Bengt Folkesson Snivels of Flanders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Birger - som i islandska kilder kalles Brosa (den leende) - var i henhold til Saxo sønnesønn til Folke [den Tjocke] som var gift med en av Knud II den Helliges døtre.
		Kilder fra 1400-tallet oppgir at Bengt var far til jarlene Birger (Brosa) og Karl (den døve) samt til Magnus Minneskiöld.
		At Birger Brosa hadde to brødre med navnene Magnus og Karl bekreftes av bevarte brev.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/2/1583.htm (185 words)

	Karl Döves sigill - eng
		Karl Döve was the brother of Birger Brosa and the uncle of Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm.
		Karl Döve was the brother of Birger Brosa, who died in 1202, whose seal is the oldest known seal of a Swedish prince to date.
		It is possible to see a link between the two seals — the two stamps are thought to have been engraved at around the same time and by the same goldsmith.
	www.auktionsverket.se /press/sigille.htm (423 words)

	Sweden 4
		Birger Brosa, Jarl in Sweden, fl 1160, +1202; m.after 1161 Brigida Haraldsdotter of Norway
		Birger, Jarl of Bjalbo, Regent of Sweden, founder of Stockholm, ca 1200, +1266; 1m: ca 1235 Ingeborg of Sweden (+1254); 2m: 1261 Mechtild von Holstein (1225 +1288)
		Birger, King of Sweden (1290-1319), *1280, +1321; m.1298 Margareta of Denmark (+1341)
	genealogy.euweb.cz /scand/sweden4.html (766 words)

	Kongekronologi for en del svenske regenter
		Jarl Birger Magnusson of Bielbo was regent for his son Erik XI, until he came of age.
		Birger m(2) Mechtilde, d Count Adolf IV of Holstein and widow after King Abel of denmark;
		King from 1250; Birger Jarl was regent from 1250;
	www.jmarcussen.dk /historie/reference/sverige.html (3425 words)

	Birger Brosa Genealogy at Genealogy Directory
		- Read about birger brosa genealogy in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
		Birger Bendiktsen Brosa [ Parents ] 1 was born 2 about 1200 in Sweden(Sverige).
		[illegitimate] Brigida ; 1m: Karl Sunasson, Jarl in Vaestergotland; 2m: King Magnus Henriksson of Sweden (+1161); 3m: Birger Brosa...
	scoopcyber.info /genealogy-directory/birger-brosa-genealogy.php (194 words)

	Resultat Stora dag II - eng
		The auction room was full to bursting in the afternoon when it was time for Karl Döve’s Seal.
		Karl Döve was brother to Birger Brosa and uncle to Birger Jarl (the founder of Stockholm) and his seal is Sweden’s oldest preserved mediaeval princely seal that belonged to an individual.
		There were three bidders in the room and one on the phone.
	www.auktionsverket.se /press/resstora2e.htm (458 words)

	Latest News
		Stellan's three sons, Gustaf, Bill and Valter have also joined the cast with Stellan in the role of Birger Brosa, Arn's uncle.
		Directed by Danish director Peter Flinth, the first film will be launched simultaneously in all Nordic countries in December 2007, while the second is scheduled for an autumn 2008 release.
		He has accepted the role of Birger Brosa, an uncle to Arn.
	www.stellanonline.com /news.html (2915 words)

	Northvegr - Heimskringla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is told of him that he one summer appeared in
		Svithjod, and went to Earl Birger Brosa, who was then married to
		Both Earl Birger and his wife listened to him in a
	www.northvegr.org /lore/heim/016_07.php (1414 words)

	Birger jarl information - Search.com
		(English: "Earl Birger"), full name Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo (about 1210 – October 21, 1266), was a Swedish statesman and the founder of Stockholm.
		The street Birger Jarlsgatan in central Stockholm is named after him.
		Book your hotel in Stockholm online Great rates.
	www.search.com /reference/Birger_Jarl (341 words)

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