Kol Sverkerson
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Kol Sverkerson was a claimant to the throne of Sweden from 1167 to his death a few years later. His patronymic comes from the assumption that he was an extramarital son of king Sverker the Elder. This has been challenged by Hans Gillingstam in Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, but Nationalencyklopedin maintains that he was either a son or a grandson of Sverker.
Kol claimed the throne, apparently in tandem with his younger half brother or uncle Boleslaw of Sweden, after King Charles VII of Sweden was murdered by Canute I of Sweden, and was recognized in at least parts of Sweden. He held the throne in opposition to Canute for a few years. He was probably killed in battle or murdered by Canute's men around 1170.
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Kol Sverkersson
Died: 1173 |
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| Preceded by Karl Sverkersson as King of Sweden |
King of Östergötland 1167–1173 with Boleslas Sverkerson (1167–1169) |
Succeeded by Knut Eriksson as King of Sweden |
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