Sweyn III of Denmark

✶January 1, 1125

†October 23, 1157

1 candle burning, 6 lit in all

About their life

Sweyn III Grathe was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was subsequently defeated by Valdemar I at the Battle of Grathe Heath and killed.

King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157

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Biography from the article Sweyn III of Denmark on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.