Svend Tronkræver or Svend Svendsen (died 1104) was a Danish prince, one of the illegitimate sons of king
Sweyn II of Denmark
Sweyn II ( – 28 April 1076), also known as Sweyn Estridsson (, ) and Sweyn Ulfsson, was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through ...
. He shared the same name with his brother
Sweyn the Crusader
Sweyn the Crusader (); 1050 – 1097 at Philomelium (modern-day Akşehir, Turkey) was a Danish crusader.
Biography
Sweyn was born in Denmark, a son of King Sweyn II of Denmark, and husband of Florine of Burgundy. He is famous for his partici ...
and another brother.
When his brother
Eric Evergood died in July 1103 during a pilgrimage, Svend tried to become the next
King of Denmark
The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional political system, institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Is ...
. On the way to the royal elections at
Viborg, he became ill. Not wanting any rivals to get there ahead of him, he continued the journey anyway, but died of hardships. Instead, his younger brother
Niels
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, the last surviving son of King Sweyn II, was elected king the following year.
He was the father of
Henrik Skadelår
Henrik Svendsen (; unknown - 4 June 1134), better known as Henrik Skadelår or Henrik the Lame, was a Danish prince and pretender through his father, Svend Tronkræver, an illegitimate son of King Sweyn II. He died in the Battle of Fotevik befo ...
and grandfather of King
Magnus II of Sweden.
Year of birth unknown
1104 deaths
Princes of Denmark
Illegitimate children of Sweyn II
11th-century Danish people
12th-century Danish people
Sons of kings
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