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John I of Sweden

c. 1201–1222 · 13th century · Also known as John Sverkersson

John I of Sweden, John Sverkersson, was king of Sweden from 1216 to 1222, the last of the House of Sverker. In 1220 he led a Swedish crusade to western Estonia and occupied Lihula, but after he returned home the Oeselians destroyed the garrison he left behind. He died young and childless.

John I of Sweden
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