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Also known as Eystein II Haraldsson, Underking of Norway

King of Norway

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Type
Group
Country
JP
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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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eystein II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.