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Svantepolk Knutsson
Svantepolk Knutsson ( ) was a Swedish knight and councilor. He became a wealthy feudal lord in Östergötland. Biography His father was Canute, Duke of Revalia, Knud Valdemarsen ( 1260), Duke of Revelia, Blekinge and Lolland. Svantepolk was the oldest son, but his sister Barnim_I, Duke of Pomerania, Marianna of Blekinge (d 1252) was probably older, because Marianna's engagement in 1238 and wedding in 1241 require a chronology that she must be born in or before 1226. His father was a son of King Valdemar II of Denmark (1170–1241) born in the non-wedded (but probably engagement-promised) espousing with a widowed Swedish lady, Helena, daughter of Earl Guttorm. His mother was a Pomeranians (Slavic tribe), Pomeranian whose first name is not known although often she is presented as Jadviga, same as Hedvig, but who is indicated to have come from a Vendish princely family, perhaps of Pomerelia. The name Svantepolk may have recalled some maternal relative of Slavic princely dynastie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östergötland
Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, the Latinized version ''Ostrogothia'' is also used. The corresponding administrative county, Östergötland County, covers the entire province and parts of neighbouring provinces. Heraldry From 1560, Östergötland was represented with two separate coats-of-arms seals until 1884, when the current one was granted. The coat of arms is represented with a ducal coronet. Blazon: " gules a griffin with dragon wings, tail and tongue rampant or armed, beaked, langued and membered azure between four roses argent." Geography From west to east, in the middle parts, extends the Östgöta Plain (''Östgötaslätten''). It is largely agricultural. In the southern part of the province, the terrain becomes marked by the south Swedish hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
