Magnus Eriksson
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Magnus Eriksson (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360. By adversaries he has been called Magnus Smek (English: Magnus the Caresser).
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Magnus Eriksson | |
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King of Sweden | |
Reign | 8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364 |
Coronation | 21 July 1336[1] |
Predecessor | Birger |
Successor | Albert |
King of Norway | |
Reign | August 1319 – 1355 |
Predecessor | Haakon V |
Successor | Haakon VI |
Born | April or May 1316 Norway |
Died | (1374-12-01)1 December 1374 (aged 58) Bømlafjorden, Norway (shipwreck) |
Spouse | |
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House | Bjelbo |
Father | Eric, Duke of Södermanland |
Mother | Ingeborg of Norway |
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Medieval Swedish kings did not use regnal numbers as part of their title.[2] As King of Sweden he is sometimes referred to as Magnus II,[3][4] Magnus III,[5] or Magnus IV.[6] He is the second longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history after the current king Carl XVI Gustaf, who surpassed Magnus in 2018.[7]