Kristin Sigurdsdatter was a Norwegian Princess and mother of King Magnus V of Norway

Magnus V of Norway

Magnus V Erlingsson was a King of Norway during the Civil war era in Norway.-Biography:Magnus Erlingsson was probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was the son of Erling Skakke. His father was a Norwegian nobleman who earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney...

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Kristin the daughter of King Sigurd I of Norway

Sigurd I of Norway

Sigurd I Magnusson , also known as Sigurd the Crusader , was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his brother Eystein I of Norway , has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval Kingdom of Norway...

 and Malmfred of Kiev making her the only legitimate child of King Sigurd. Kristin married Erling Skakke

Erling Skakke

Erling Skakke was a Norwegian Jarl during the 12th century. He was the father of Magnus V, who reigned as King of Norway from 1161 to 1184....

 with whom she had a son, Magnus Erlingsson. Erling Skakke was a Norwegian nobleman who earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney

Earl of Orkney

The Earl of Orkney was originally a Norse jarl ruling Orkney, Shetland and parts of Caithness and Sutherland. The Earls were periodically subject to the kings of Norway for the Northern Isles, and later also to the kings of Alba for those parts of their territory in mainland Scotland . The Earl's...

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In 1130, King Sigurd died with no legitimate sons. Magnus Sigurdsson

Magnus IV of Norway

Magnus IV Sigurdsson , also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. His period as king marked the beginning of the civil war era in Norway, which lasted until 1240....

, the illegitimate son of King Sigurd, became king of Norway. Magnus became king of Norway together with his uncle Harald Gille who had four sons Inge

Inge I of Norway

Inge Haraldsson was king of Norway from 1136 to 1161. Inge’s reign fell within the start of the period known in Norwegian history as the civil war era. He was never the sole ruler of the country. He is often known as Inge the Hunchback , because of his physical disability...

, Eystein

Eystein II of Norway

Eystein Haraldsson , born c. 1125 apparently in Scotland, died 1157 in Bohuslän, Norway, was king of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn...

, Sigurd

Sigurd II of Norway

Sigurd II Haraldsson was king of Norway from 1136 to 1155. He was son of Harald Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Tora Guttormsdotter . He served as co-ruler with his half-brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Eystein Haraldsson. His epithet Munn means "the Mouth" in Old Norse...

and Magnus Haraldsson, all of whom became kings of Norway.

Following the death of King Inge in 1161, Magnus Erlingsson, the son of Kristin Sigurdsdatter, was named king and crowned in 1163, at the age of eight.

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