House of Folkung

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The House of Folkung, also known as the Folkunga dynasty, was a medieval Swedish royal house that ruled Sweden during the 13th and 14th centuries and produced several notable kings, including Birger Jarl’s descendants.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Folkunga dynasty 3
Folkungaätten 2
House of Folkung canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
medieval Swedish royal house
royal house
alsoKnownAs Folkunga dynasty
linked to: House of Folkung

Folkungaätten
linked to: House of Folkung
associatedWith Bjelbo dynasty
capitalDuringRule Stockholm
Uppsala
coatOfArmsFeature bend
lion
continent Europe
country Sweden
endTime 14th century
founder Birger Jarl
governmentFormDuringRule feudal monarchy
hasAncestralHome Svealand
Östergötland
historicalSignificance established stronger centralized monarchy in Sweden
shaped medieval Swedish law and administration
languageOfOrigin Swedish
namedAfter Folkunga family
linked to: House of Folkung
nobleFamilyType hereditary monarchy
notableEventDuringRule consolidation of royal power in Sweden
expansion of Swedish influence in Finland
internal noble conflicts in 13th century Sweden
notableMember Birger Jarl
Birger of Sweden
Eric XI of Sweden
Magnus III of Sweden
Magnus IV of Sweden
Valdemar of Sweden
positionHeld Kings of Sweden
linked to: King of Sweden
precededBy House of Eric
House of Sverker
region Scandinavia
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Kingdom of Sweden
startTime 13th century
succeededBy House of Bjelbo-related lines
House of Mecklenburg
timePeriod Middle Ages
usedLanguage Old Swedish
usedReligionForLegitimacy Catholic Church
usedTitle King of the Goths
King of the Swedes
linked to: Kings of the Swedes

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Sverre succeededBy House of Folkung
House of Bjelbo alsoKnownAs Folkungaätten
linked to: House of Folkung
House of Bjelbo alsoKnownAs House of Folkung
Magnus Minnesköld memberOfDynasty Bjälbo dynasty
linked to: House of Folkung
Folke Filbyter associatedWith Folkunga dynasty
linked to: House of Folkung
Magnus VII of Norway dynasty Folkunga dynasty
linked to: House of Folkung
House of Folkung alsoKnownAs Folkunga dynasty
linked to: House of Folkung
House of Folkung alsoKnownAs Folkungaätten
linked to: House of Folkung
House of Folkung namedAfter Folkunga family
linked to: House of Folkung