Background
Sigurd Jonsson was born at some point between 1390 and 1400. He was the son of the Swedish nobleman Jon Marteinsson and Agnes Sigurdsdotter. Agnes was the great-granddaughter of King Haakon V of Norway, through his illegitimate daughter, Agnes Hakonardottir (1290-1319) and Havtore Jonsson (1275-1320). Sigurd Jonsson was the grandson and the heir of Sigurd Havtoresonn, one of the two sons of Agnes Hakonardottir.
At the time of Sigurd's birth, Jon Marteinsson was a resident in Norway and a member of the Norwegian Council of the Realm (rigsrådet). Sigurd grew up at the family's estate in Sudreim (modern Sørum), east of Oslo. He had two sisters and a brother, but his brother did not survive to reach maturity. Sigurd therefore inherited his father's estates, and also great landholdings from his mother's relatives.
As a direct descendant of the old Norwegian royal family, Sigurd was mentioned as a possible candidate for the Norwegian throne. Sigurd was married to Philippa, daughter of Count Hans of Eberstein who was in the service of King Erik of Pomerania and was apparently a relative of the king.
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