Eric IX of Sweden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish king in the 12:th century
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Place of Birth: Västergötland, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Eric IX of Sweden
- Eric IX, (Swedish: Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik; died 18 May 1160), also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king c.
- 1156-60.
- The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May.
- He is the founder of the House of Eric which ruled Sweden with interruptions from c.
- 1156 to 1250.
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