Svend Tronkræver

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

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. 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

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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 {{Europe-royal-stub