13th century in Norway

13th century in Norway

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Events from the 13th century in Norway .

1201–1209

1202

• 25 January – The siege of Tønsberg Fortress ends. The commander of the fort Reidar Sendemann and his men surrenders to King Sverre of Norway.
• 9 March – Death of Sverre of Norway, King (born c. 1145/1151 ). ^[1]
• Death of Inge Magnusson, pretender to the Norwegian throne (born c. 1182). ^[2]

1204

• 1 January – Death of Haakon III of Norway, king (assumed born 1170s). ^[3]
• 11 August – Death of Guttorm of Norway, king (child ruler) (born c. 1200). ^[4]
• After the death of King Haakon III, his stepmother Queen Margaret was suspected of poisoning the king. One of her men had to undergo a trial by ordeal on her behalf to prove her innocence, but the man was badly burned. The servant was drowned and Margareta fled to Sweden.
• Birth of Haakon IV of Norway, king (died 1263). ^[5]

1207

• Death of Erling Steinvegg, candidate of the Bagler to the Norwegian throne. ^[6]

1209

• Marriage between Princess Christina of Norway and Philip Simonsson.
• Death of Margrete Eriksdotter, queen consort of Norway (born c. 1155). ^[7]

1210s

1213

• Death of Christina of Norway, Queen consort, daughter of Sverre Sigurdsson, spouse of Philip Simonsson. ^[8]

1214

• King Inge II suppressed a rising by the farmers in Trøndelag.
• Death of Haakon the Crazy, earl. ^[9]

1217

• 23 April – Death of Inge II of Norway, king (born 1185). ^[10]
• June – Haakon Haakonson becomes King of Norway as Haakon IV.
• Death of Philip Simonsson, pretender to the throne. ^[11]

1220s

Rein Abbey ruins

1225

• 25 May – Margaret Skulesdatter married King Haakon IV.
• 7 November – Death of Nicholas Arnesson, bishop (born c. 1150). ^[12]
• King Haakon IV led a large army into the Värmland district of Sweden, to punish the inhabitants for their support of the pretender to the throne of Norway, Sigurd Ribbung.

1226

• Rein Abbey was founded.
• Death of Sigurd Ribbung, nobleman and pretender to the throne (born 1203). ^[13]

1230s

1232

• 10 November – Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (died 1257). ^[14]

1234

• Birth of Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile (died 1262). ^[15]
• Death of Inga of Varteig, mother of king Haakon IV of Norway (born c. 1185)

1238

• Birth of Magnus VI of Norway, king (died 1280). ^[16]

1240s

1240

• 1 April – Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Nidaros.
• 12 April – Haakon the Young was hailed as king and co-ruler of Norway, in Bergen.
• 24 May – The civil war era in Norway ends, after Elgeseter Priory is burned down and Duke Skule Bårdsson was killed. ^[17]
• 15 July – Norwegian troops fought in the Battle of the Neva.
• Birth of Audun Hugleiksson, nobleman (died 1302). ^[18]

1250s

1257

• 3 May – Death of Haakon the Young, (Junior) King (born 1232). ^[19]
• A peace agreement was made between Christopher I of Denmark and Haakon IV, ending a war between Denmark and Norway that had started the year before.

1260s

1261

• 11 September – Prince Magnus married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark in Bergen. ^[20]
• The Norse community in Greenland agreed to submit to the Norwegian king.
• Death of Knut Haakonsson, nobleman and claimant to the throne (born c. 1208). ^[21]

1262

• Iceland agreed to submit to the Norwegian king.

1270s

1270

• Birth of Haakon V of Norway, king (d. 1319). ^[22]
• Death of Margaret Skulesdatter, queen (born c. 1210). ^[23]

1274

• King Magnus VI promulgated a new national law, known as Magnus Lagabøtes landslov, the first unified code of laws to apply for the whole country.

1280s

1280

• Death of Magnus VI of Norway, king (b. 1238). ^[24]

1283

• 9 April – Death of Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born 1261). ^[25]

1287

• Death of Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway, Queen consort (born c. 1244). ^[26]

1290–1300

1293

• Birth of Erling Vidkunsson nobleman and regent of Norway (died 1355).

1299

• 13 July – Death of Eric II of Norway, King (born c. 1268). ^[27]
• Euphemia of Rügen married Duke Håkon V of Norway.

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