Family
Married around 1160, the name of his wife is unknown but traditionally taken to be Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden.
Children:
- Jon Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Knut Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Joar Knutsson (slain November 1205 at Älgarås)
- Erik Knutsson, who would defeat Sverker the Younger and become King of Sweden in 1208.
- daughter, NN Knutsdotter (possibly Sigrid, or Karin), who is said to have married either jarl Knut Birgersson (and become mother of Magnus Broka), or married Magnus Broka himself (and with Magnus had a son Knut Magnusson, or, Knut Katarinason, claimant of Swedish throne and killed in 1251). Existence of this daughter is based on unclear mentions in old saga and chronicle material, and is to an extent accepted in research literature, to explicate Knut Magnusson's hereditary claim to the throne. This daughter was by necessity born in 1170s or 1180s. She is also proposed by old romantical-looking genealogies as mother of a Duke's daughter Cecilia Knutsdotter (by necessity born near 1208 at earliest), whose parentage however is fully shrouded in mists of history.
| Knut Eriksson House of Eric Died: 1196 | ||
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| Preceded by Karl Sverkersson |
King of Sweden except in Östergötland 1167–1173 |
Succeeded by Himself |
| Preceded by Himself |
King of Sweden 1173–1196 |
Succeeded by Sverker the Younger |
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