Birger, King of Sweden
Videos
Birger Magnusson was King of Sweden from 1290 until his deposition in 1318. The son of King Magnus Ladulås and Queen Helvig of Holstein, Birger was crowned at a young age and ruled with the support of
Memorial portrait of Birger at St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted, Denmark
Birger's father, Magnus Ladulås
Detail of Birger's and Martha's gravestone at Ringsted
Nyköping Banquet
Videos
The Nyköping Banquet was King Birger of Sweden's Christmas celebration 11 December 1317 at Nyköping Castle in Sweden. Among the guests were his two brothers Duke Valdemar and Duke Eric, who later that
Birger, King of Sweden
…and imprisoned him during the Håtuna game, but Birger later regained authority. In 1317, he struck back by capturing his brothers at the so-called Nyköping Banquet, where they died in captivity. The event provoked a widespread uprising that forced Birger to flee Sweden in 1318. He spent the rest of his life in…
Present-day appearance of Nyköping Castle, in which the Dukes were starved to death.
King Birger
Duke Waldemar's seal