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Being son to the knight [[Magnus Minnesköld]] to [[Bjälbo]] and [[Ingrid Ylva]], and nephew of the former jarls of Sweden [[Birger Brosa]] and [[Karl the Dumb]], he was member of the noble family of the manor Bjälbo, which was famous in early Swedish history.
Birger married [[Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden]], sister of King [[Erik Eriksson of Sweden|Erik Eriksson]], between [[1237]] and [[1240]]. The king was the last member of the dynasty and childless. After Birger fought down the
After Erik’s death in [[1250]] Birger Magnusson’s son [[Valdemar I Birgersson of Sweden|Valdemar Birgersson]] was elected king while his father acted as regent. During the sixteen years of his sway Sweden advanced greatly in fame and prosperity. In [[1249]] he led an expedition to [[Finland]], built the fortress of [[Tavastthus]], and thus laid the foundations of Swedish oversea empire. He also built [[Stockholm]], and enriched it by making it the chief mart for the trade of [[Lubeck]], with which city he concluded a commercial treaty.
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As a lawgiver also Birger laboured strenuously in the interests of civilization. In his old age he married the daughter of King [[Abel of Denmark]]. There is a fine statue of the great jarl in the [[Riddarholm church]] at Stockholm, erected by [[Fogelberg]] at the expense of the Stockholm magistracy in [[1884]]. He is also the central figure of Fr. Hedberg’s drama ''Bröllopet på Ulfåsa'' (1865).
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