King of Sweden Eric XI Ericsson 
King of Sweden Eric XI was born about 1210 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. King of Sweden Eric XI's father was King of Sweden Erik X Knutsson and his mother was Princess of Denmark Richiza Valdemarsdatter. His paternal grandparents were King of Sweden Knut I Eriksson and Cecilia Blanka Johansdotter. He had a brother and five sisters, named Valemar, Helene, Marianna, Princess of Sweden Märta, Ingeborg and Sophia. He was the third oldest of the seven children. He died on February 2nd, 1250 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.General Notes
Eric XI of Sweden
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Eric XI Ericsson (1216 – February 2, 1250) den läspe och halte: "the stuttering and lame," was king of Sweden 1222 – 1229 and 1234 – 1250. He was the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark.
According to the very partial chronicle Erikskrönikan written in the early 1320s, he is said to have been partly lame. Eric was born posthumously and in the meantime the fifteen-year-old John I of Sweden from the rival house of Sverker had been hailed king by the Swedish aristocracy (against the will of the Pope, who wanted Eric as king).
When John I died in 1222, the five-year-old Eric was hailed King, with a distant male cousin, who was adult, first as leader of the regency council and then as co-King Canute II of Sweden. In 1229, Canute exiled Eric to Denmark and ruled alone.
After Canute's death in 1234, Eric returned and ruled until his own death in 1250. He was buried in the monastery of Varnhem in Westrogothia. Eric was married with Queen Catherine, daughter of Jarl Sune of Bjälbo and a heiress of the House of Sverker. Commonly, sources say that Eric was childless, but some sources claim that he had a couple of baby daughters when died.
In 1236 King Eric XI's (apparently youngest) sister Ingeborg had been married to Birger Magnusson (this was Birger's first marriage) - he was son of a female heiress of Sverker dynasty. Their underaged eldest son Valdemar was elected king 1250 to succeed Eric, possibly by-passing the sons (if such existed) of Ingeborg's elder sisters. Birger became the Regent.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1120 in Stockholm, Sweden d.1160 in Uppsala, Sweden
- b.~ 1150 in Stockholm, Sweden d.08 Apr 1196 in Varnhem, Varnhems Klosterkyrka, Sweden
- b.~ 1083 in Slangerup, Denmark d.1135 in Skibet, Denmark
- b.~ 1110 in Slangerup, Denmark
- b.~ 1093 in Bergen, Norway
- b.~ 1130 in Slangerup, Denmark
- b.~ 1100 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
- b.1180 in Stockholm, Sweden d.10 Apr 1216 in Visingsho, Jhonkhoping, Sweden
- b.~ 1160 in Stockholm, Sweden d.08 Apr 1196 in Varnhem, Varnhems Klosterkyrka, Sweden
- b.~ 1210 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden d.02 Feb 1250 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- b.1182 in Copenhagen, Denmark d.08 May 1220 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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Details of King of Sweden Eric XI's family with Catherine of Bjälbo
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