Haakon V of Norway

Haakon V Magnusson (1270 - May 8, 1319) was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. He was married to Eufemia of Rügen, and father to Ingeborg Håkonsdotter who married duke Eric Magnusson of Sweden. He is considered to be the last Norwegian king in the Fairhair dynasty.

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1270 - May 8 - 1319 - Norway - 1299 - Eufemia of Rügen - Ingeborg Håkonsdotter - Eric Magnusson of Sweden

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He was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawgiver, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. He succeeded when elderly his brother king Eric.

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Through his mother (who was daughter of Jutta of Saxony, herself a descendant of Ulvhild of Norway, duchess of Saxony), Haakon descended from king St Olav, Olav II of Norway.

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Haakon was succeeded by his infant grandson, the Swedish prince Magnus.

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