Magnus IV

The 4th king of the Swedish Polkung dynasty and the first king of the Norwegian Polkung dynasty. He is called Magnus IV in Sweden and Magnus VII in Norway.

king of sweden Erik Magnusson of Södermanland , second son of Magnus III and King of Norway He was born to Ingeborg, the daughter of Haakon V. In 1319 , he was crowned King of Sweden at the age of only 3, but because he was too young, his mother Ingeborg served as regent . 1323 , Duke of Moscow, who also served as monarch of the Novgorod Republic Border treaties were concluded at Ury and Nöteborg , establishing the first border treaty between Sweden and Russia and defining the boundaries of Finland and Karelia .

He began his own reign in 1331, and a year later, in 1332, he became the King of Denmark. Skåne, Bleking, and Haaland, which were Danish territories damaged by the misfortune of Christopher II , were incorporated. 1336 The coronation ceremony of the kings of Sweden and Norway was held in Stockholm on July 21, but in 1343 On August 15 , Norwegian nobles revolted to depose Magnus from the Norwegian throne. In the end, Mannus IV compromised by handing over the Norwegian throne to his second son , Haakon VI, when he came of age.

In 1356, Swedish nobles who opposed the tax policy to incorporate Enskåne revolted and elected their eldest son , Erik XII , as king, but Erik XII died three years later in 1359 .

In 1363 , Swedish nobles revolted against Magnus IV. 1364 On February 18, when the Swedish nobles elected Albrecht, Duke of Mecklenburg, as King of Sweden, Magnus IV was dethroned and moved to Norway. 10 years later in 1374 Died on December 1st .