Karl Sverkersson or Charles VII[1] (c. 1130 – 12 April 1167) was ruler of Götaland, and then King of Sweden from c. 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated in a military attack by Knut Eriksson who succeeded him as king.[2]
He is the first historically known king of Sweden by the name of Karl, but use of the ordinal VII is widespread.[3]
^Article Karl in Nordisk familjebok
^Lindkvist, Thomas (2008), "The Emergence of Sweden", The Viking World, Routledge, pp. 692–698, doi:10.4324/9780203412770-61, ISBN 978-0-203-41277-0
^This was the first Swedish king by the name of Charles (Karl). Charles VII is a posthumous invention, counting backwards from Charles IX (1604–11) who adopted his numeral according to a fictitious history of Sweden. Six others before Charles Sverkersson are unknown to any sources before Johannes Magnus's 16th-century book Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus, and are considered his invention. The first Swedish monarch of the name to actually use a regnal number was Charles II (later retrospectively renumbered VIII), on his queen's tombstone (1451) at Vadstena.
KarlSverkersson or Charles VII (c. 1130 – 12 April 1167) was ruler of Götaland, and then King of Sweden from c. 1161 to 1167, when he was assassinated...
wife Richeza of Poland Johan I Sverkersson or John I of Sweden (1201–1222), Swedish king elected in 1216 KarlSverkersson or Charles VII of Sweden (1130–1167)...
father, Magnus Henriksson, was slain in 1161 by another pretender, KarlSverkersson, who took the throne and resided in Näs Castle at the southern point...
most of Sweden, but apparently not Östergötland, which was ruled by KarlSverkersson since c. 1158. He is, however, mentioned in the short chronicle of...
his forces battled those of King Eric X. Sverker was a son of King KarlSverkersson of Sweden and Queen Christina Hvide, a Danish noblewoman. Through his...
a papal letter dated 5 September 1164, King Charles VII of Sweden (KarlSverkersson) (c. 1130–67; reigned 1161–1167) was addressed as rex Sweorum et Gothorum...
John I (Swedish: Johan Sverkersson; c. 1201 – 10 March 1222) was King of Sweden from 1216 until his death in 1222. John was the son of King Sverker II...
king, the circumstances reveal that this was not the case. Apart from KarlSverkersson in Östergötland, the Danish prince Magnus Henriksson had a claim to...
lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2023. Sture Bolin (1953k). "KarlSverkersson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2023...
1125–1130) Kol, king of Östergötland (see Ingold II) (early 12th century) KarlSverkersson, rex Gothorum before becoming king of all of Sweden. since Magnus III...
Good, beatified in 1882); Charles I of Naples; Charles I of Hungary). KarlSverkersson was a king of Sweden in the 12th century, counted as "Charles VII"...
belonged, and the House of Eric. In most older literature Kol is called Kol Sverkersson, based on an unverifiable assumption that he was a son of King Sverker...
together with Kol: "[King Canute I] won Sweden by sword and killed King Karl, King Kol and King Burislev, had many fights in Sweden and was victorious...
born c. 1190, died after 1222, mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden. KarlSverkersson the younger (d. 1198); parentage unconfirmed. Christina (d. 1252),...
the true rulers of the Swedish kingdom. Birger Brosa, 1174-1202 Johan Sverkersson, 1202-120? Jon Jarl, ?-1206? Knut Birgersson, 120?-1208, killed in 1208...
the Saint 1150 AD Magnus Magnus II Henriksson 1160 AD 125 Carolus Karl VII Sverkersson 1160 AD 126 Canutus Knut Eriksson 1168 AD 127 Suercherus Sverker...
assassination c. 1200 Charles VII (actually Charles I) Cecilia (?) Prince Johan Sverkersson of Sweden (Sverker) c. 1145 1160 12 April 1167 husband's accession c...
Eric I. He also invented six kings of the name Charles before Charles Sverkersson. This is how Gustav I Vasa's sons could style themselves as Eric (XIV)...
Karlsson (1262–1286), (Knight: 1273–1280) Magnus Ragvaldsson (~1250–1288) Karl Gustafsson (marsk) (d. after 1280) Håkan Ingeborgasson (d. after 1320) Magnus...
Alexios Megas Komnenos, first Emperor of Trebizond March 10 – Johan Sverkersson, king of Sweden since 1216 (b. 1201) June 23 – Constance of Aragon, Holy...
Henriksson, who took power as king of Sweden. April 12, 1167: King Charles Sverkersson was killed by men loyal to Canute Ericsson, who was declared king and...
Frederick's claim to power (Honor Imperii). April 12 – King Charles VII (Sverkersson) is murdered at Visingsö by supporters of Canute I (son of Eric IX),...
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