Magnus the Strong

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Magnus Nilsson, or Magnus the Strong (reigned 1125–1130) was a Danish prince who lived between 1106 and 1134. He claimed the throne of Sweden, when Ingold II died, as he was the grandson of Ingold I. The Geats elected him king, but the Swedes vetoed him (even according to the Westrogothic law, it was the Swedes who had the right to elect and depose a king). He is not mentioned in the law of Västergötland and ca 1130 he was ousted from Sweden, by Sverker I of Sweden. Later he took part in the Danish civil wars, trying to establish himself as king there, and he died in 1134 during the battle of Fotevik in Scania.

His son, Canute V contested the Danish throne with his cousin, Svend III.es:Magnus Nilsson de Dinamarca sv:Magnus Nilsson av Danmark