Eric II of Norway

Norwegian king

Eric II of Norway (1268–1299) was a Norwegian sovereign. He was born in Norway on 4 October 1268. He died in Bergen on 15 July 1299, at the age of 31.

The public offices recorded are Monarch of Norway (1280–1299).

Eric II of Norway was the son of Magnus VI of Norway and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway. He married Margaret of Scotland and Isabel Bruce. He had two recorded children, Margaret, Maid of Norway and Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway. He is recorded as following Christianity. The recorded cause of death is starvation.

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