Birger Jarl
✓ Source-basedstableJarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210-1266)
Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in consolidating Sweden after the civil wars between the House of Erik and the House of Sverker.
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Statue of Birger Jarl (1854) by Bengt Erland Fogelberg in Stockholm![The 17th-century engraving of Birger Jarl by Erik Dahlberg is based on a fresco from Häme Castle, depicting Christ with a scourge and a birch rod.[19][20]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Suecia_1-012_%3B_Birger_Jarl.jpg/1280px-Suecia_1-012_%3B_Birger_Jarl.jpg)
The 17th-century engraving of Birger Jarl by Erik Dahlberg is based on a fresco from Häme Castle, depicting Christ with a scourge and a birch rod.[19][20]
Grave of Birger Jarl, his second wife Mechtilde and Birger's son Duke Erik.
Cenotaph of Birger Jarl at the Stockholm City HallIn their orbit 15
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About this person
Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in consolidating Sweden after the civil wars between the House of Erik and the House of Sverker. His first marriage was to Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, which created his base of power. Birger led the Second Swedish Crusade, which established Swedish rule in Finland. Additionally, he is traditionally attributed with the foundation of the Swedish capital, Stockholm, around 1250. Birger used the Latin title of dux sveorum et guttorum.
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