Beginning in 1278, when Magnus III of Sweden ascended to the throne, a reference to Gothic origins was included in the title of the King of Sweden: In 1973, with the death of King Gustaf VI Adolf, the title was changed to simply " King of Sweden.

Norse control of the Hebrides was formalised in 1098 when Edgar of Scotland formally signed the islands over to Magnus III of Norway.

The Scottish acceptance of Magnus III as King of the Isles came after the Norwegian king had conquered Orkney, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in a swift campaign earlier the same year, directed against the local Norwegian leaders of the various island petty kingdoms.

* Magnus III of Norway ( 1073 – 1103 )

* Magnus III of Sweden ( 1240 – 1290 )

Haakon died overwintering in Orkney, and by 1266, his son Magnus the Law-mender ceded the Kingdom of Man and the Isles, with all territories on mainland Scotland to Alexander III, through the Treaty of Perth.

* Magnus III of Norway, king

* King Magnus III of Norway ( Magnus Barefoot ) conquers the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man.

* Magnus III ( Magnus Barefoot ) is crowned king of Norway.

* 1266 – The war between Scotland and Norway ends as King Alexander III of Scotland and King Magnus VI of Norway agree to the Treaty of Perth, which cedes the Western Isles and Isle of Man to Scotland in exchange for a large monetary payment.

* August 24 – Magnus III of Norway is killed in battle with the Ulaid in Ulster.

* August 24 – Magnus III of Norway ( b. 1073 )

* December 18 – Upon the death of Magnus III, he is succeeded by his 10-year-old son Birger as king of Sweden.

* December 18 – Magnus III, king of Sweden since 1275 ( b. 1240 )

This would explain why Emma turned her attention to her other son, Edward, why Magnus seriously expected to succeed the rival king, and why Henry III was eager to have a connection to the Danish monarch ( see succession below ).

* Olav III and Magnus II become joint Kings of Norway.

* Magnus II of Norway dies and Olav III becomes sole King of Norway.

* The war between Scotland and Norway ends as King Alexander III of Scotland and King Magnus VI of Norway agree to the Treaty of Perth, which cedes the Western Isles and Isle of Man to Scotland in exchange for a large monetary payment.

* King Magnus III of Sweden founds a Swedish nobility by enacting a law accepting a contribution of a cavalry-member in lieu of ordinary tax payments.

The Swedish kings Eric XIV ( 1560 – 68 ) and Carl IX ( 1604 – 1611 ) took their numbers after studying a partially fictitious History of Sweden designed as propaganda during their father's reign, but that has no bearing on the enumeration of Magnus III.

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* 1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.

Referring to Magnus Ladulås as Magnus I is an invention not recognized by any Swedish historians today.

In spring 2011, archaeologists and osteologists from The University of Stockholm were given permission to open one of the royal graves in Riddarholmskyrkan in order to study the remains of what was presumed to be Magnus Ladulås and some of his relatives.

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However the title Götes Konung " King of the Goths ", dates back to at least the kings Magnus Ladulås, Erik the Saint and Charles Sverkersson ( maybe also Inge the Elder in a letter from the Pope ).

In the 13th century the inhabitants were referred to as " The West gothics west of lake Vänern " by King Magnus Ladulås.

The increased respect — and power — which later royals owe to Birger Jarl was still further extended by his son, King Magnus Ladulås ( 1275 – 90 ).

The formation of separate orders ( classes of society ), or estates, was promoted by Magnus Ladulås, who extended the privileges of the clergy and practically founded the formal Swedish nobility ( see Ordinance of Alsnö, 1280 ).

While Stockholm is likely to have expanded quickly, it remains much debated if the expansion was planned in accordance to the model of southern prototypes ( e. g. such as Lübeck ) and, as historical sources traditionally have rendered it, governed directly by Birger Jarl ( 1210 – 1266 ) and Magnus Ladulås ( 1240 – 1290 ), or, as some historian have argued, a somewhat desultory if not entirely unmethodical process.

Use of the three crowns as a heraldic symbol of Sweden has been attested, in the Nordisk Familjebok, to the late 13th century, the three crowns first ringing the shield of Magnus Ladulås ( 1240-1290 ) and later appearing on the coins of Magnus Eriksson ( 1316-1374 ).

With a large fleet, he met with the new Swedish King Magnus Ladulås to try to bring about a settlement between the two brothers, but without success, Magnus of Sweden would not give in to pressure and the Magnus of Norway retreated without engaging in hostile actions.

Four Swedish kings died there: Karl Sverkersson, Erik Knutsson, Johan Sverkersson, and Magnus Ladulås.

When king Magnus Ladulås died, Torkel became regent for the underage king Birger, being the highest state official and because Magnus ' foreign-born widow, Hedwig of Holstein, was not trusted to such powerful position yet.

: King Magnus III of Sweden, in Swedish " Magnus Ladulås ", was at times in error called " Magnus I ".

# Magnus Ladulås.

At the end of the thirteenth century King Magnus Ladulås had a new fortress built with a curtain wall, round corner towers and two square gatehouses surrounding the original tower.

The alleged oldest commercial corporation in the world, the Stora Kopparberg mining community in Falun, Sweden, obtained a charter from King Magnus Eriksson in 1347.

* 1377 – King Magnus II of Sweden ( b. 1316 )

At the age of ten, she married King Haakon VI of Norway and Sweden, who was the son of King Magnus IV of Sweden and Norway.

* 1544 – Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden ( b. 1488 )

* Magnus I of Sweden ( c. 1106 – 1134 )

* Magnus II of Sweden ( died 1161 )

* Magnus IV of Sweden ( 1316 – 1374 ), also Magnus VII of Norway

* Magnus Larsson, former professional tennis player from Sweden

Sweden was one of few countries where the Bell System never got a strong hold, because Bell's invention was not patented in Sweden and a Swedish private competitor, Allmänna Telefon, was thus able to find an independent equipment supplier in Lars Magnus Ericsson.

* Lars Magnus Ericsson and Carl Johan Andersson start a small mechanical workshop in Stockholm, Sweden, dealing with telegraphy equipment, which grows into the worldwide company Ericsson.

* Magnus the Strong is deposed as king of Gothenland, when Sverker the Elder proclaims himself king of Sweden.

* February 15 – Joint kings Magnus Eriksson and Haakon Magnusson of Sweden are both deposed by noblemen, who instead elect Magnus's nephew Albrekt of Mecklenburg new king of Sweden.

Her cousin Magnus the Strong proclaims himself ruler of Gothenland, whereas Ragnvald Knaphövde, in opposition to him, proclaims himself king of Sweden in Svealand.

Sweden is without ruler, but Magnus the Strong claims sovereignty over Gothenland for the time being.

* December 1 – Magnus Ericson, king of Sweden 1319 – 1364 ( drowned ) ( b. 1316 )

In Sweden, King Magnus I of Sweden founded a Swedish nobility.