Haakon IV of Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:King_Henry_III_of_England
gptkb:Pope_Innocent_IV
gptkbp:birthDate 1204
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Christ_Church,_Bergen
gptkbp:child gptkb:Magnus_VI_of_Norway
gptkb:Christina_of_Norway
gptkb:Haakon_the_Young
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Norwegian_civil_wars
gptkb:Battle_of_Oslo_(1240)
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Bergen_Cathedral
29 July 1247
gptkbp:deathDate 1263
gptkbp:diplomaticMissionOf Contact with Mongol Empire
Marriage alliance with Castile
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Sverre
gptkbp:era gptkb:High_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:father gptkb:Haakon_III_of_Norway
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Sverre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haakon IV of Norway
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Inga_of_Varteig
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Haakon_the_Old
gptkbp:notableAchievement Strengthened royal authority
Codified Norwegian law
Commissioned Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar
Patron of literature and sagas
Promoted trade and culture
Stabilized Norwegian monarchy
Expanded Norwegian territory to Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Largs
Ended Norwegian civil wars
Expansion of Norwegian influence in the North Atlantic
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Folkestad,_Østfold,_Norway
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kirkwall,_Orkney
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Inge_II_of_Norway
gptkbp:reignEnd 1263
gptkbp:reignStart 1217
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Haakon IV of Norway signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Skulesdatter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Magnus_VI_of_Norway
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Largs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5