Haakon IV

Haakon IV Haakonsson is known as King of Norway. He was born in 1204 and died in 1263.[2]

Haakon IV
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Haakon's seal, from a 1247/48 letter (with reverse). The seal itself was given to Haakon as a gift from Henry III of England in 1236.[1]
King of Norway
June 1217 – 16 December 1263
29 July 1247 (Bergen)
PredecessorInge II
SuccessorMagnus VI
Junior kings
Bornc. March/April 1204
Folkenborg, Norway
Died16 December 1263(1263-12-16) (aged 59)
Kirkwall, Orkney, Norway
Burial
Spouse
Issue
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HouseSverre
FatherHaakon III of Norway
MotherInga of Varteig
ReligionRoman Catholicism

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References

  1. Helle, 1995, p. 183.
  2. Haakon IV Haakonsson

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