Philip of Sweden explained

Philip of Sweden
Succession:King of Sweden
with Inge the Younger
Reign:c. 1105/10–1118
Predecessor:Inge the Elder
Successor:Inge the Younger
House:Stenkil
Spouse:Ingegerd of Norway
Father:Halsten Stenkilsson

Philip or Filip was King of Sweden from c. 1105–1110 until 1118.[1]

Philip was a son of King Halsten Stenkilsson and nephew of King Inge the Elder. Philip and his brother Inge the Younger ruled together from 1105 or 1110 and onwards as successors of their uncle King Inge the Elder. According to the records of the Westrogothic law (Västgötalagen) he was a good king. Little else is known about him. Hardly any other Swedish king who was the undisputed ruler of the kingdom after the Christianization is less known than Philip.[2]

According to the Hervarar saga, he ruled only for a short time and was married to Ingegard, the daughter of the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada.[3] Philip was probably buried with his brother Inge in Vreta Abbey (Vreta kloster och kyrka) at Linköping in Östergötland, Sweden.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filip Halstensson. historia/sidor/vglagkungar . May 20, 2016.
  2. Web site: Halsten l. Hallsten. Nordisk familjebok . May 20, 2016.
  3. Web site: Harald 3 Hardråde. no. Krag, Claus. 20 May 2016. Norsk biografisk leksikon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020001633/http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Harald_3_Hardr%C3%A5de/utdypning. 20 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Vreta kloster och kyrka. Bengans historiasidor . May 20, 2016.