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Also known as Eystein II Haraldsson, Underking of Norway

King of Norway

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Country
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Active from
1982-12
Active to
1999-12-31

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Key facts

Reign
1142–1157
Predecessor
Sigurd II and Inge I
Successor
Inge I and Haakon II
Born
c. 1125 , possibly Scotland
Died
21 August 1157, Bohuslän
Burial
Foss, Bohuslän
Spouse
Ragna Nikolasdatter
Issue
Eystein Meyla
House
Gille
Father
Harald IV of Norway
Mother
Bjaðǫk

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Øystein
Gender
male
Citizenship
Norway
Place of birth
Scotland
Place of death
Bohuslän
Mother
Bjaðǫk
Position held
Monarch of Norway
Religion
Christianity
Image
Haraldsonnens saga-Simon Skalp-W. Wetlesen.jpg
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Eystein II of Norway
date of death
1157-08-21
date of birth
1125-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Eystein Haraldsson (Old Norse: Eysteinn; Norwegian: Øystein); c. 1125 – 21 August 1157), also called Eystein II, was King of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled alongside his half-brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother Inge in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway.

Origins

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