King Sverker II (1167-1210) and Wifes (Benedicta Ebbesdotter of Hvide and Ingegerd Birgersdotter)

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Sverker the Younger (born before 1167 – 17 July 1210), also known as Sverker II or Sverker Karlsson, was King of Sweden from 1195 or 1196 to 1208 when he was defeated in the Battle of Lena by Prince Eric. Sverker died in the 1210 Battle of Gestilren where his forces battled those of King Eric X.
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Sverker the Younger - Wikipedia

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King of Sweden:
Reign: 1195–1208
Predecessor: Canute I
Successor: Eric X
Born: before 1167
Died: 17 July 1210, Battle of Gestilren
Wifes: Benedicta Ebbesdotter of Hvide
Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo
Children:

• John I
• Helen of Sweden

House: Sverker
Father: Charles VII
Mother: Christina Hvide

 

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Benedicta Hvide also called Benedicta Ebbesdotter (c. 1165 or 1170 – c. 1199 or 1200) was Queen of Sweden as the first wife of king Sverker II. She belonged to the House of Hvide of Denmark and in Sweden was often called Queen Bengta.
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Benedicta Hvide - Wikipedia

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Queen consort of Sweden:
Tenure: 1196–1199
Born: c. 1165/70, Knadrup
Died: c. 1199/1200, Sweden
Spouse: Sverker II of Sweden
Father: Ebbe Sunesson Hvide

Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo (or Bjälbo; ca. 1180–7 April after 1210, possibly 1230) was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King Sverker II.
Ingegerd was born into one of Sweden's most powerful noble families, the Bjälbo family, as the child of the powerful Jarl Birger Brosa and the Queen Dowager Brigida Haraldsdotter; her mother was the child of King Harald Gille of Norway and had, in her first marriage, herself been the Queen of Sweden in 1160–1161.
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Ingegerd Birgersdotter - Wikipedia

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Queen consort of Sweden:
Tenure: c. 1200–1208
Born: c. 1180
Died: c. 1210/1230
Spouse: Sverker II of Sweden
Children: John I of Sweden
Father: Birger Brosa
Mother: Brigida Haraldsdotter