Haakon III of Norway.
"Hakon III had died in January 1204. A few months later his mistress Inga of Varteig gave birth to a son, also named Hakon, who she claimed was Hakon's illegitimate son. Unfortunately, they were in enemy territory, which put them in danger, and two Birkebeiner warriors had to ski through a blizzard with the infant Hakon, pursued by Baglers, to deliver him to Inge. While there were several claimants for the thorie of Inge II following his death in 1217, after Inga passed a trial to prove her son's legitimacy Hakon became the front runner. One of the other candidates, Inge's half-brother Earl Skule Bardsson, settled for acting as his regent. Hakon was crowned Hakon IV, and married Skule's daughter, Margret, in 1225." (Clash of Thrones: The Power-Crazed Medieval Kings, Popes and Emperors of Europe) |
| Haakon and Skule Bardsson @Icelandic Flateyjarbok |
King of Norway 1217-1263.
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| Haakon IV, Queen Margrete & son Haakon the Young by Alexander Bugge, 1916 |
Husband of: Margrete Skulesdotter, daughter of Earl Skule Bardsson, mar 1225
His lover was:
Kanga the Young.
Natural offspring:
1. Sigurd
2. Cecilia
"Hakon III had died in January 1204. A few months later his mistress Inga of Varteig gave birth to a son, also named Hakon, who she claimed was Hakon's illegitimate son. Unfortunately, they were in enemy territory which put them in danger, and two Birkebeiner warriors had to ski through a blizzard with the infant Hakon, pursued by Baglers, to deliver him to Inge. While there were several claimants for the throne of Inge II following his death in 1217, after Inga passed a trial to prove her son's legitimacy Hakon became a frontrunner. One of the other candidates, Inge's half-brother Earl Skule Bardsson, settled for acting as his regent. Hakon was crowned Hakon IV, and married Skule's daughter, Margret, in 1225." (Clash of Thrones: The Power-Crazed Medieval Kings, Popes and Emperors of Europe)
Cecilia Sigurdsdatter of Norway. (1155-1186).
Cecilia Sigurdsdatter of Norway. (1155-1186).
Daughter of: Sigurd II Munn of Norway.
His lover was:
" . . . Sigurd Mouth's daughter, Cecilia, he sent to Vermeland and made her the mistress of a man, named Folkvid the Lawman. . . ." (Boyesen: 332)
His lover was:
Thora. (d.1136)
" . . . Beckman argued that the cult of Harald Gille, who was murdered while asleep in with his mistress Tora Birger Brosa. . . ." (Line: 371)
(1090-1130)
His lover was:
1) Borghild Olavsdotter of Dal.
"Though there was now no danger of war, the relation between the brothers was yet far from cordial. A fresh source of disagreement soon arose, for which Sigurd, as usual was to blame. The rumor came to him that Eystein was very fond of a maiden, named Borghild, the daughter of the powerful peasant, Olaf of Dal; that he loved to sit at her side and talk to her, and that his predilection for her society had been the cause of scandalous reports. Borghild, in order to prove her innocence, walked on glowing plough-shares, and endured the test. Sigurd, seeing that here was an opportunity to pay his brother back for his protection of Sigurd Ranesson, abducted Borghild and made her his mistress. She became the mother of Magnus, who, for a short time, was king after his father's death . . . ." (Boyesen: 296)
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