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Inge the Elder

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Also known as Inge I Stenkilsson

King Of Sweden

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Reign
c. 1080 – c. 1110
Predecessor
Håkan the Red
Successor
Philip
Born
c. 1040
Died
c. 1110 (1110-00-00) (aged 69–70)
Burial
Hånger then moved to Varnhem Abbey
Spouse
Helena
Issue
Christina, Grand Duchess of Kiev , Ragnvald Ingesson , Margaret, Queen of Norway and Denmark , Katarina Ingesdotter
House
Stenkil
Father
Stenkil
Mother
Ingamoder Emundsdotter

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Ingold the Elder grave drawing.jpg
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Ingi the Elder (Inge)
date of death
1105-01-01
date of birth
1100-01-01
name in native language
Inge den äldre
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Inge the Elder (Swedish: Inge Stenkilsson; Old Norse: Ingi Steinkelsson; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called Ingold. While scant sources do not allow a full picture of his term of kingship, he is known to have led a turbulent but at length successful reign of more than two decades. He stands out as a devout Christian who founded the first abbey in Sweden and acted harshly against pagan practices. The kingdom was still an unstable realm based on alliances of noblemen, and Inge's main power base was in Västergötland and Östergötland; one of the earliest chronicles that mention his reign knows him as rex gautorum, king of the Geats.

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