Folke Birgersson

• Son of Earl Birger Bengtsson Brosa (Folkunga) and Brigida Haraldsdatter Gille, af Norge
• Earl Folke Birgersson (Folkunga)
• Killed in battle Gestilren 17 Jul 1210
• Killed after father Birger Brosa death in 1202 set to Earl of King Sverker Karlsson, but then moved on to Eric Knutsson and is mentioned in 1208 as his earls. Was one of the leaders of the so-called folkungaupproret (folkunga uprising). Killed, as King Erik's men, 17 Jul 1210 at the battle of Gestilren in Varv parish (Vägö) between the kings Erik and Sverker, where even the latter was killed.

Project MedLands, Sweden Nobility

FOLKE Birgersson (-killed in battle Gestilren 17 Jul 1210). Snorre names (in order) "Earl Philip, Earl Knut, Folke and Magnus" as the four sons of "Earl Birger Brose" & his wife. Jarl in Sweden. m unknown.

The name of Folke´s wife is not known. Folke & his wife had five children

• i) SUNE Folkason (-1247). Jarl in Sweden. m HELENA Sverkersdatter of Sweden, daughter of SVERKER II Karlsson "den yngre" King of Sweden & his first wife Bengte Ebbesdatter [Galen]. A charter dated 1237 refers to the marriage of “S. Fulconis ducis filius” and “E. Suerchonis Regis filia” after her abduction from Vreta convent[24]. m ---.

The name of Sune´s wife is not known. Sune & his wife had [three] children:

• (a) KATARINA Sunadotter (-Gudhem Convent 1252). “Katerina…Regina Swechorum” donated property to Gudhems Kloster by charter dated 11 Jun 1250 which names “dominus Suno…pater noster”[25]. Abbess at Gudhem Convent from 1250[26]. m (Fyrisäng near Uppsala [1243/44]) ERIK Eriksson "Läspe" King of Sweden, son of ERIK Knutsson King of Sweden & his second wife Richiza of Denmark (posthumously 1216-12 Feb 1250).
  
• (b) BENGTA Sunadotter (-[1261]). “Waldemarus…rex Swechie” confirmed the donation of property to Gudhems Kloster by “reginam dominam Katerinam” by charter dated 17 Jan 1251 which names “domine Benedicte sororis eius”[27]. m ([1250]) SWANTEPOLK Knutsson, son of --- (-1310).
  
• (c) [--- Sunadotter . She was abducted from Vreta Convent. m ([1244/45]%29 LARS Petersson, Lagman in Östergötland, son of PETER [Larsson] & his wife [Katarina] Eriksdotter of Sweden. 1247.]
  

• ii) HOLMGER Folkason (-after 1264). m CHRISTINA Fastadotter, from Landasjö.
• iii) BENGTA Folkadotter, m JOHAN Ängel, son of ---.
• iv) Unknown Folkadotter, m RÖRIK ---.
• v) Unknown Folkadotter, m ULF Karlsson "Fase" [Folkunge] Jarl in Sweden (-[1247/48]).

Earl Folke, by Swedish Biographical Dictionary

Folke jarl, storman, d 17 or 18 July 1210 in the battle of Gestilren. Parents: probably Earl Birger brosa and Birgitta , illegitimate daughter of King Harald of Norway.

In the Erikskrönikan, F is characterized as the author of the Folkungar, ie the Folkunga party. He has apparently only after Earl Birger Brosa's son Knut's fall in the battle of Lena 1208 become an earl and fought with his followers on Erik Knutsson's side in the battle of Gestilren, where he fell. F left two sons, Sune and Holmger.

Links

• https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_jarl
• https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14298
• http://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Folkunga%C3%A4tten#TAB_7
• http://runeberg.org/antiqtid/21/0438.html
• http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00280170&tree=LEO
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gestilren

Sources

• "Arms carrying genres before 1280" . Archived from the original on January 24, 2019 . Read February 15, 2019 .
• Toll, Hans. "Earl of the people" . Swedish biographical dictionary . Last March 18, 2014 .
• Gillingstam, Hans. "Folkungaät" . Swedish biographical dictionary . Last March 18, 2014 .
• Toll, Hans, Hans. "King Swedes the other's queens" . The archipelago 197-206 . Last March 18, 2014 .
• Earl of Folke in Swedish biographical lexicon (1964-1966)