Knut Haakonsson [SEP] date of birth
Knut Haakonsson
Knut Haakonsson ("Knut Håkonsson", Old Norse "Knútr Hákonarson") (c. 1208–1261) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the throne during the Civil war era in Norway.
Biography.
Haakonsson was born the son of jarl Haakon the Crazy ("Håkon Galen") and Swedish noble-woman Kristina Nilsdotter. His father had been leader of the Norwegian army and steward of the kingdom during the short reign of King Guttorm of Norway. His maternal grandfather was Eric the Saint who reigned
become his successor. In addition to Haakon who gained the support of the majority of the birkebeiners including the veterans who had served under his father and grandfather, candidates included Inge's illegitimate son Guttorm (who dropped out very soon), Inge's half-brother Earl Skule Bårdsson who had been appointed leader of the king's "hird" at Inge's deathbed and was supported by the Archbishop of Nidaros as well as part of the birkebeiners, and Haakon the Crazy's son Knut Haakonsson. With his widespread popular support in