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Eric IX
King of Sweden
Reign
c. 1156 – 18 May 1160
Predecessor
Sverker I
Successor
Magnus II
Born
c. 1120-25
Died
18 May 1160 Uppsala, Sweden
Burial
Church of Old Uppsala, later moved to Uppsala Cathedral
Spouse
Christina of Denmark
Issue Detail
Canute I, King of Sweden
Filip Eriksson
Catherine Eriksdotter
Margaret, Queen of Norway
House
Eric
Father
Jedvard
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Eric IX[a] (Swedish: Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik; d. 18 May 1160), also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver,[1] was a Swedish king in the 12th century, c. 1156–1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May.[2] He was the founder of the House of Eric, which ruled Sweden with interruptions from c. 1156 to 1250.
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^Guy-Ryan, Jessie. "The Gruesome Legend of Swedish King Might Actually Be True", Atlas Obscura, March 19, 2016
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