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Haakon V Magnusson (10 April 1270 – 8 May 1319) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319.
Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Eric IV, king of Denmark. In 1273, his elder brother, Eirik, was named junior king under the reign of their father, King Magnus. At the same time, Haakon was given the title "Duke of Norway", and from his father's death in 1280, ruled a large area around Oslo in Eastern Norway and Stavanger in the southwest, subordinate to King Eirik.[4] Haakon succeeded to the royal throne when his older brother died without sons.
Haakon's eldest daughter was Princess Agnes Haakonsdatter, born out of wedlock in 1290 to Gro Sigurdsdatter, daughter of Sigurd Lodinsson and wife Baugeid Steinarsdatter.[6]
In 1295, Haakon married firstly with Isabelle, daughter of Jean I, Count of Joigny, but she died in 1297 without children.
In early 1299 he married secondly with Euphemia, daughter of Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen. In 1301 she bore Haakon his younger daughter, Ingeborg Håkonsdotter.
More information: Haakon V - Wikipedia
King of Norway:
Reign: 15 July 1299 – 8 May 1319
Predecessor: Eric II
Successor: Magnus VII
Born: 10 April 1270
Died: 8 May 1319 (aged 49)
Burial: St Mary's Church, Oslo, later moved to Akershus Castle
Wifes: Isabelle de Joigny
Euphemia of Rügen
Childrens: Ingeborg, Duchess of Halland
Agnes Haakonsdatter
House: Sverre
Father: Magnus VI of Norway
Mother: Ingeborg of Denmark
Isabelle de Joigny (born c. 1285, died c. 1297) was the daughter of Jean I, Count of Joigny, and Marie de Mercœur.
The name and fate of this daughter of Jean I de Joigny had long been forgotten by French historians, when in 1822 a letter from the Academy of Denmark to the Society of Antiquaries of France made it known that, by circumstances that remained unknown, she had been married to Prince Håkon of Norway, son of King Magnus VI of Norway, and that her tomb, with an inscription bearing her name, still existed in a villa in the bailiwick of Christiansand, in the village of Fières.
However, she probably did not live long enough to be Queen of Norway.
Of all the members of the House of Joigny, she is the only one who still has her burial place today.
More information: Isabelle de Joigny — Wikipédia
Euphemia of Rügen (c. 1280 – May 1312) was Queen of Norway as the spouse of Håkon V of Norway. She is famous in history as a literary figure, and known for commissioning translations of romances.
Euphemia was most likely the daughter of Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen (1240–1302).[2] Older Norwegian historiography claims she was the daughter of Günter, Count of Arnstein, and thus Prince Vitslav would have been her maternal grandfather. This claim has, however, been refuted.
Euphemia married Håkon V of Norway in the spring of 1299. Håkon's brother, King Eric II, subsequently died in July 1299 at which time Håkon became king of Norway. The marriage between Euphemia and Håkon had probably been agreed upon at a Danish-Norwegian settlement meeting in the autumn of 1298, at which Prince Vitslav participated as a mediator and guarantee. The couple resided at Akershus Castle in Oslo.
Queen Euphemia was well known for her cultural interests. She loved to read and owned a large collection of books, which was said to have been one of the largest collections in Europe at that time. Queen Euphemia represented the emerging chivalric culture.
More information: Euphemia of Rügen - Wikipedia
Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson.
More about King Haakon V Magnusson in the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia.
Among a vast amount of information about the history of this King, we learn that Eufemia and King Haakon V (Håkon in Norwegian) were first buried in St. Mary's Church in Oslo. Their skulls were found during some excavations in the late 19th century. In 1982, the skulls were transferred to the Crypt at Akershus Fortress, where Norwegian monarchs and their wives are currently buried.
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Burial site of King Håkon V in Oslo.
Head from the Nidaros Cathedral, considered to possibly represent an older King Haakon V.
A sculpture believed to be of King Haakon V.
Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Eric IV, king of Denmark. In 1273, his elder brother, Eirik, was named junior king under the reign of their father, King Magnus. At the same time, Haakon was given the title "Duke of Norway", and from his father's death in 1280, ruled a large area around Oslo in Eastern Norway and Stavanger in the southwest, subordinate to King Eirik.[4] Haakon succeeded to the royal throne when his older brother died without sons.
Haakon's eldest daughter was Princess Agnes Haakonsdatter, born out of wedlock in 1290 to Gro Sigurdsdatter, daughter of Sigurd Lodinsson and wife Baugeid Steinarsdatter.[6]
In 1295, Haakon married firstly with Isabelle, daughter of Jean I, Count of Joigny, but she died in 1297 without children.
In early 1299 he married secondly with Euphemia, daughter of Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen. In 1301 she bore Haakon his younger daughter, Ingeborg Håkonsdotter.
More information: Haakon V - Wikipedia
King of Norway:
Reign: 15 July 1299 – 8 May 1319
Predecessor: Eric II
Successor: Magnus VII
Born: 10 April 1270
Died: 8 May 1319 (aged 49)
Burial: St Mary's Church, Oslo, later moved to Akershus Castle
Wifes: Isabelle de Joigny
Euphemia of Rügen
Childrens: Ingeborg, Duchess of Halland
Agnes Haakonsdatter
House: Sverre
Father: Magnus VI of Norway
Mother: Ingeborg of Denmark
Isabelle de Joigny (born c. 1285, died c. 1297) was the daughter of Jean I, Count of Joigny, and Marie de Mercœur.
The name and fate of this daughter of Jean I de Joigny had long been forgotten by French historians, when in 1822 a letter from the Academy of Denmark to the Society of Antiquaries of France made it known that, by circumstances that remained unknown, she had been married to Prince Håkon of Norway, son of King Magnus VI of Norway, and that her tomb, with an inscription bearing her name, still existed in a villa in the bailiwick of Christiansand, in the village of Fières.
However, she probably did not live long enough to be Queen of Norway.
Of all the members of the House of Joigny, she is the only one who still has her burial place today.
More information: Isabelle de Joigny — Wikipédia
Euphemia of Rügen (c. 1280 – May 1312) was Queen of Norway as the spouse of Håkon V of Norway. She is famous in history as a literary figure, and known for commissioning translations of romances.
Euphemia was most likely the daughter of Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen (1240–1302).[2] Older Norwegian historiography claims she was the daughter of Günter, Count of Arnstein, and thus Prince Vitslav would have been her maternal grandfather. This claim has, however, been refuted.
Euphemia married Håkon V of Norway in the spring of 1299. Håkon's brother, King Eric II, subsequently died in July 1299 at which time Håkon became king of Norway. The marriage between Euphemia and Håkon had probably been agreed upon at a Danish-Norwegian settlement meeting in the autumn of 1298, at which Prince Vitslav participated as a mediator and guarantee. The couple resided at Akershus Castle in Oslo.
Queen Euphemia was well known for her cultural interests. She loved to read and owned a large collection of books, which was said to have been one of the largest collections in Europe at that time. Queen Euphemia represented the emerging chivalric culture.
More information: Euphemia of Rügen - Wikipedia
Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson.
More about King Haakon V Magnusson in the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia.
Among a vast amount of information about the history of this King, we learn that Eufemia and King Haakon V (Håkon in Norwegian) were first buried in St. Mary's Church in Oslo. Their skulls were found during some excavations in the late 19th century. In 1982, the skulls were transferred to the Crypt at Akershus Fortress, where Norwegian monarchs and their wives are currently buried.
Håkon 5. Magnusson – norsk konge 1299–1319 – Store norske leksikon
Håkon 5. Magnusson var norsk konge i perioden 1299–1319. Han var yngste sønn av Magnus Lagabøte. Da han var tre år gammel, fikk han hertugnavn. Ved farens død i 1280 overtok han sitt hertugdømme, men de første årene under formynderskap. Håkon styrte da over Opplandene, Oslosysla, Ryfylke...
Photo:
Burial site of King Håkon V in Oslo.
Head from the Nidaros Cathedral, considered to possibly represent an older King Haakon V.
A sculpture believed to be of King Haakon V.
