Inge I Haraldsson

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Inge I Haraldsson

king of Norway

Also known as: Inge Krokrygg, Inge the Hunchback, Ingi I Haraldsson

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Inge also spelled:: Ingi

Byname:: Inge The Hunchback

Norwegian:: Inge Krokrygg

Born:: 1135, Norway

Died:: Feb. 1, 1161, Norway (aged 26)

Inge I Haraldsson (born 1135, Norway—died Feb. 1, 1161, Norway) was the king of Norway (1136–61), who maintained his claim to the throne against the illegitimate sons of his father, the Norwegian king Harald IV Gille (reigned 1130–36), and represented the interests of the higher nobles and clergy in the second part of the Norwegian civil wars. The only legitimate son of Harald IV, Inge succeeded to the throne as an infant jointly with his half brother, Sigurd II, at their father’s death. The brothers and their supporters then defeated the forces of Sigurd Slembi and the former ruler Magnus ...(100 of 318 words)

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