Birger Jarl (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266), also known as Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo...
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MS Baltic Star (redirect from M/S Birger Jarl)
In 2002 the ship reverted to the name Birger Jarl, and in 2020 back to the Baltic Star name. SS Birger Jarl was ordered by Rederi AB Svea from Finnboda...
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were Birger Brosa, Jon Jarl, Folke Birgersson, Karl the Deaf, Ulf Fase, and the most powerful of all jarls and the last to hold the title, Birger Jarl. In...
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House of Bjälbo (section Jarls and bishops)
historians have argued that "House of Bjälbo" would be a better name because Birger Jarl lived there and it is the family's oldest known manor. Bjälbo is located...
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Birger Jarls torn (Swedish for Birger Jarl's Tower) is a defensive tower on the northwest corner of Riddarholmen, an islet in Gamla Stan, the old town...
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Erikskrönikan, the Swedes defeated the Tavastians under the leadership of Birger Jarl. Sweden had held a foothold within Finland, specifically Finland Proper...
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Birger Jarls torg is a public square on Riddarholmen in Gamla stan, the old town in Stockholm, Sweden. The square used to be called Riddarholmstorget,...
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was a son of Birger Jarl, and became a king after a rebellion against his brother Valdemar. He was succeeded by his ten-year-old son Birger Magnusson with...
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districts Norrmalm and Vasastaden. It is named after Birger Jarl since 1885, then "Birger Jarls gata" (gata meaning "street"). The contemporary spelling...
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Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus III of Sweden. Ingeborg was...
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(died 1202), Swedish jarl Birger Gregersson (c. 1327 – 1383), Archbishop of Uppsala Birger Jarl (1210–1266), Swedish statesman Birger Persson (died 1327)...
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Look up jarl or Jarl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jarl is a noble title in Scandinavian countries. Jarl may also refer to: Birger Jarl (1210–1266)...
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he stood in the shadow of a succession of powerful Jarls, especially his brother-in-law Birger Jarl, whose descendants ruled as kings after his death....
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Before the title was discontinued, Swedish jarls were powerful men, such as Birger Brosa, Ulf Fase, and Birger Jarl (original patronym Magnusson), often the...
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Valdemar was the son of the Swedish princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter and Birger Jarl, from the House of Bjälbo. When Ingeborg's brother King Eric XI died...
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John Birger Jarl Carlstedt (12 July 1907 in Helsinki – 3 October 1975 in Helsinki) was a Finnish painter and a pioneer of Modern Art in Finland. His painting...
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Bengt Birgersson (1254 – 25 May 1291) was the youngest son of Birger Jarl. He embarked on an ecclesiastical career, becoming the Archdeacon of Linköping...
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of Bjälbo. He is best known as the father of the renowned statesman Birger Jarl, and the ancestor of the later Swedish kings. He is sometimes believed...
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journalists with Stockholm City Hall in the background. A statue of Birger Jarl, traditionally considered the founder of Stockholm, stands on a pillar...
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three skeletons in the grave are the remains of Birger jarl, his son duke Eric Birgersson and Birger's wife Mechtild of Holstein. Today, only the abbey...
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dynasty were buried in Varnhem Abbey in the former province as later also Birger Jarl was, a relative to the dynasty), which alternated on the throne for several...
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in 1222, Sweden was in a de facto state of civil war until 1248 when Birger Jarl managed to seize power in the kingdom. Unrest was due to the struggle...
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Nyköpings slott) is a medieval castle, located in Nyköping, from the Birger Jarl era, partly in ruins, mostly known for the Nyköping Banquet which took...
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millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is...
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Birger Brosa (Old Norse: Birgir Brósa; died 9 January 1202) was the jarl of Sweden from 1174 to 1202. He was a son of Bengt Snivil and a member of the...
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a Danish queen consort, married to King Abel of Denmark and later to Birger Jarl, Regent of Sweden. Matilda was the daughter of Adolf IV, Count of Holstein...
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revolt against Sweden and the regent, Birger Jarl. In the Battle of Herrevadsbro, the insurgents met Birger Jarl in desire of defeating him. The leaders...
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Birger Jarl, who came to rule during the formation of Sweden and is the supposed founder of Stockholm. In Guillou's fictional universe, Birger Jarl is...
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refer to: Eric Birgersson (c. 1250 – 1275), son of Princess Ingeborg and Birger Jarl Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden from 1560 to 1569 This disambiguation...
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structures are thought to have been projects of Ingrid Ylva, mother of Birger Jarl. In 1173, King (or pretender) Kol Sverkerson was killed in a battle at...
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