Eriksson, King of Denmark Harald Kesja 1a

Birth Name Eriksson, King of Denmark Harald Kesja
Gender male
Age at Death about 52 years

Narrative

Harald Kesja
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Harald Kesja, Harald the Spear, (1080-1135) was the son of Eric I of Denmark. He was married to Ragnhild Magnusdotter, the daughter of king Magnus III of Norway of Norway. Eric appointed Harald the ruler of Denmark in 1103, when he went to Jerusalem, but Harald had to step back because of his uncle Nicholas of Denmark, who was elected king in 1104.

Harald was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched. Among his 15 sons, only four were born in wedlock. Harald plundered far and wide from his stronghold Haraldsborg at Roskilde. In 1132, he allied with his half-brother Eric Emune in order to avenge his third brother Canute Lavard, but he later turned to the murderer Magnus Nilsson and fought with him at the Battle of Fotevik in Skåne, 1134. He fled after the defeat but he was taken captive near Vejle on Jutland and decapitated together with six of his sons.

One of his sons, Björn Ironside Haraldsson married Katarina Ingesdotter the daughter of the Swedish king Inge I. Björn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1083 Slangerup, Denmark    
Death 1135 Skibet, Denmark    

Age: 52y

Families

Family of Eriksson, King of Denmark Harald Kesja and Magnusdatter, Ragnhild
Unknown Partner Magnusdatter, Ragnhild ( * about 1093 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Haraldsson, King of Denmark Bjørn Järnsidaabout 1110

Pedigree

    1. Eriksson, King of Denmark Harald Kesja
      1. Magnusdatter, Ragnhild
        1. Haraldsson, King of Denmark Bjørn Järnsida

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I28348 Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I28348
        Name: Ragnhild Magnusdatter
        Sex: F
        Birth: ABT 1093 in Bergen, Norway

         

         

        Father: King of Norway Magnus "Barefoot" Olafsson b: 1073 in Bergen, Norway
        Mother: Margareta Ingesdatter b: ABT 1076 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

        Marriage 1 King of Denmark Harald Kesja Eriksson b: ABT 1083 in Slangerup, Denmark
        Children
        Has Children King of Denmark Bjørn Järnsida Haraldsson b: ABT 1110 in Slangerup, Denmark

      • Citation:

        e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net