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Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside

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Name
  
Bjorn Ironside

Grandparents
  
Eric I of Denmark

Parents
  
Harald Kesja

Spouse
  
Katarina Ingesdotter

Role
  
Harald Kesja\'s son


Children
  
Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden

Grandchildren
  
Canute I of Sweden, Filip Eriksson, Catherine, Lady Blake, Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway

Similar People
  
Eric I of Denmark, Sweyn II of Denmark, Canute I of Sweden, Eric IX of Sweden

Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside (Bjørn Jærnside) (died 1134) was a Danish prince.

Bjørn was one of the 15 sons of Prince Harald Kesja. Bjørn married Princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. Bjørn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen.

Bjørn was executed by orders from his uncle, King Eric II of Denmark. Bjørn died on 4 June 1134 following the Battle of Fotevik (Slaget ved Fodevig) in Skåne where the forces of his father were decisively defeated. Harald Kesja had sided with King Niels I of Denmark and his son Magnus I of Gothenland and fought with him against King Eric II. After the defeat, Harald Kesja and eight of his sons was taken captive near Vejle on Jutland and decapitated.

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Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside Wikipedia