John I of Sweden

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Swedish Royalty
House of Sverker

Sverker I
Children
Prince John, Charles VII, Princess Ingegerd, Boleslas, Kol
Charles VII
Children
Sverker II
Sverker II
Children
Princess Helena, John I
John I

Johan Sverkersson (Old Norse: Jón jarl Sörkvisson) (c. 1201 – 1222) was a Swedish king elected in 1216. He was crowned in 1219, and remained king till his death in 1222. He was the son of Sverker Karlsson.

John led an expedition to Estonia in 1220 that eventually ended in a defeat in the Battle of Lihula later the same year.

He died unmarried and childless.

Regnal titles
Johan Sverkersson House of Sverker Born: 1201 Died: 1222
Preceded by Erik Knutsson	King of Sweden 1216-1222	Succeeded by Erik Eriksson

v • d • e Monarchs of Sweden

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Houses of Eric (E) and Sverker (S)	Sverker the Elder (S) · Eric the Saint (E) · Magnus Henriksen · Charles Sverkersson (S) · Kol & Boleslas (S) · Canute I (E) · Sverker the Younger (S) · Eric Canutesson (E) · John Sverkersson (S) · Eric Ericsson (E) · Canute II · Eric Ericsson (E)

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^† also Monarch of Denmark · ^‡ also Monarch of Norway · * also Monarch of Poland