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Name | Eirik Magnusson |
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Succession | King of Norway |
Caption | Erik Magnusson |
Reign | 1273-1280 1280–1299 |
Reign-type | Co-reign Solo-reign |
Predecessor | Magnus VI |
Successor | Haakon V |
Regent | Magnus VI |
Reg-type | Senior King |
Coronation | 1280, Old cathedral of Bergen |
Spouse | Margaret of Scotland Isabel Bruce |
House | Fairhair |
Father | King Magnus VI the Lawmender of Norway (1238–1280) |
Mother | Ingeborg Eriksdatter |
Issue | Margaret, Maid of Norway Ingeborg Eiriksdatter |
Date of birth | 1268 |
Date of death | July 15, 1299 |
Place of death | Bergen |
Place of burial | Old cathedral of Bergen |
Religion | Roman Cahtolicism |
Eirik Magnusson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Magnússon) (1268 – 15 July 1299) was the King of Norway from 1273/80 until 1299.
Eirik married princess Margaret of Scotland, daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland in 1281. Margaret died two years later in labour, giving birth to Margaret, Maid of Norway, who became queen of Scotland in 1286 until her death in 1290. Her death sparked off the disputed succession which led to the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Eirik later married Isabel Bruce, sister of King Robert I of Scotland. Their marriage did not produce a surviving male heir, though it did produce a daughter, Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway, who married Valdemar Magnusson of Sweden, Duke of Finland, in 1312. Ingeborg Eriksdotter was styled Duchess of Öland.
As Eirik died without sons, he was succeeded by his brother, Haakon V of Norway. He was buried in the old cathedral of Bergen, which was demolished in 1531. Its site is marked by a memorial, in present-day Bergenhus Fortress.
Category:Norwegian monarchs Category:Medieval child rulers Category:1268 births Category:1299 deaths Category:Burials at Christ Church Cathedral, Bergen
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