Magnus (II) of Sweden

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Magnus (died 1161), son of Henry (known as Magnus Henriksson or Magnus Henriksen), was a Danish lord and the king of Sweden between 1160 and 1161, being afterwards treated as usurper.

He was the last king of the House of Stenkil in Sweden, his mother being Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter, the granddaughter of Inge I. His father was the Danish lord Henrik Skatelår, son of an illegitimate son of king Svend II of Denmark.

Magnus, a claimant to the competed throne, ambushed and killed Eric the Saint as he left the church in Uppsala. He reigned as king of almost all of Sweden until he was murdered by the men of Charles Sverkerson, the rival king.

Magnus Henriksen
Died: 1161
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Erik the Saint		 King of Sweden
1160-1161		 Succeeded by
Karl Sverkersson
v • d • e
Monarchs of Sweden
House of Munsö
House of Stenkil
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)
House of Bjelbo
House of
Mecklenburg
Monarchs (M) and
Regents (R) during
the Kalmar Union
Margaret I of Denmark (M)†‡ & Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Christopher of Bavaria (M)†‡ · Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) & Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M)‡ · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) & Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Christian I (M)†‡ · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) · Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · John II (M)†‡ · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · Svante Nilsson (R) · Eric Trolle (R) · Sten Sture the Younger (R) · Christian II (M)†‡ · Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) (R)
House of Vasa
House of
Palatinate-
Zweibrücken
House of
Hesse-Kassel
House of
Holstein-Gottorp
House of Bernadotte
† also Monarch of Denmark · ‡ also Monarch of Norway · * also Monarch of Poland
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