List of nobles and magnates within Scandinavia in the 13th century

The general trend of Scandinavian nobility seems to be that there were comparatively few large magnates and that most had connections to the royalty. The sources on the nobility of 13th-century Scandinavia are, at least in the English language, few and far between compared to other regions, but there is still enough to get a good idea of the general composition. It also appears that lords had less control over the peasantry in many cases. This is probably partially due to the large nature of the countries which gave ample land for semi-independent farmers.

Kings Kings of Denmark

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDeath Canute VI(Knud 6.)1182–1202 1163eldest son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk Gertrude of BavariaFebruary 1177Lund Cathedralno issue 12 November 1202aged 38–39 Valdemar II the Victorious(Valdemar Sejr)1202–1241 Non-contemporary 9 May/28 June 1170second son of Valdemar I and Sophia of Minsk (1) Dagmar of Bohemia 1205Lübeckone son(2) Berengaria of Portugal18/24 May 1214four children 28 March 1241Vordingborg Castleaged 70 Valdemar the Young(Valdemar den Unge)1215–1231 Non-contemporary 1209only son of Valdemar II and Dagmar of Bohemia Eleanor of Portugal24 June 1229Ribe Cathedralone child 28 November 1231Refsnæsaged 21–22 Eric IV Ploughpenny(Erik Plovpenning)1232–1250 1216eldest son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal Jutta of Saxony17 November 1239six children 9 August 1250on the Schleiaged 33–34 Abel1 November1250 – 1252 Non-contemporary 1218second son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal Matilda of Holstein25 April 1237Schleswig Cathedralfour children 29 June 1252Eiderstedtaged 33–34 Christopher I(Christoffer 1.)25 December1252 – 1259 Non-contemporary 1219third son of Valdemar II and Berengaria of Portugal Margaret Sambiria 1248five children 29 May 1259Ribeaged 39–40 Eric V Klipping(Erik Klipping)1259–1286 1249eldest son of Christopher I and Margaret Sambiria Agnes of Brandenburg11 November 1273Schleswig Cathedralseven children 22 November 1286Finderupaged 36–37 Eric VI Menved(Erik Menved)1286–1319  1274eldest son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg Ingeborg of SwedenJune 1296Kärnan Castlefourteen children 13 November 1319Roskildeaged 44–45

Kings of Norway

NamePortraitBirthMarriageDeath Sverre Sigurdsson1184–1202 1151BergenAlleged illegitimate son of Sigurd II and Gunnhild Margaret of Sweden1185 9 March 1202Bergenaged 50–51 Inge II Bårdsson1204–1217– 1185Rissason of Bård Guttormsson and Cecilia Sigurdsdatter never married 23 April 1217Nidarosaged 31–32 Haakon IV HaakonssonHaakon the Old1217–1263 1204Folkenborgillegitimate son of Haakon III and Inga of Varteig Margaret Skulesdatter25 May 1225Bergenfour children 16 December 1263Kirkwallaged 58–59 Haakon HaakonssonHaakon the Young1240–1257 10 November 1232Bergensecond son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter Rikissa Birgersdotter 1251Osloone son 5 May 1257Tønsbergaged 24 Magnus VI HaakonssonMagnus the Law-mender1257–1280 1 May 1238Tønsbergthird son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter Ingeborg of Denmark11 September 1261Bergenfour sons 9 May 1280Bergenaged 42 Eric II Magnusson1273–1299 1268Bergenthird son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark (1) Margaret of ScotlandSeptember 1281Bergenone daughter(2) Isabel Brucebef. 25 September 1293Bergenone daughter 15 July 1299Bergenaged 30–31

Kings of Sweden

|bgcolor=pink rowspan="2"|Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre), 1196 – 31 January 1208||rowspan="2"|||rowspan="2"|born before 1167, probably already 1164 son of king Charles VII and queen Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide||(1) BenedictaHouse of Hvide||rowspan="2"|Died in the Battle of Gestilren, 17 July 1210, aged about 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey |- |bgcolor=tan|(2) IngegerdHouse of Bjälbo |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (X) (Erik Knutsson), 31 January 1208 – 10 April 1216||||1180 son of Canute I Ericson||bgcolor=#ccddff|Rikissa of Denmark (the daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark)||Died suddenly in fever on Näs Castle, Visingsö, 10 April 1216, aged about 36, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=pink|John I the Child (Johan Sverkersson unge), Spring 1216 – 10 March 1222||||1201 son of Sverker II||None ||Died on Visingsö, 10 March 1222, aged about 21, buried at Alvastra Abbey |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte), Summer 1222–28 or 29 November 1229||||1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Rikissa of Denmark||bgcolor=tan|Catherine of Ymseborg||2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=yellow|Canute II the Tall (Knut Långe) 28 or 29 November 1229 – 1234||||son of Holmger who was "nepos" (nephew?) of Canute I Ericson||HelenHouse of Strange||1234, buried at Sko kloster |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte), 1234 – 2 February 1250||||1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Rikissa of Denmark||bgcolor=tan|Catherine of Ymseborg||2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=tan|Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson) Spring 1250 – 22 July 1275||||1239 son of Birger jarl and Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X)||bgcolor=#ccddff|Sophia of Denmarkdaughter of King Eric IV||Died while imprisoned by his brother Magnus at Nyköping Castle, 26 December 1302, aged about 63, buried at Vreta Abbey or Riddarholmen Church |- |bgcolor=tan|Magnus III (Magnus Ladulås) 22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290||||1240 son of Birger jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X)||Helwig of HolsteinHouse of Schauenburg||Visingsö, 18 December 1290, aged about 50, buried in Riddarholmen Church |- |bgcolor=tan|Birger (Birger Magnusson) 18 December 1290 – March/April 1318|| || 1280 son of Magnus III and Helwig of Holstein||bgcolor=#ccddff|1298 Martha of Denmark||31 May 1321, in exile in Denmark, after murdering his brothers at Nyköping Banquet, aged about 41, buried at Ringsted, Zealand

Great Lords For this list since there are not enough great lords to warrant an alphabetical list the lords will be listed by precedence. Many of the larger lordships were held as appanage for various royal family members or were held by bishops. For some of the bishoprics, some bishops who had terms under 4 years may not be listed to avoid clutter.

Under the Kings of Denmark

+#TitleCoat of arms1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th1Dukes of SchleswigValdemar II of Denmark (1183–1216)Valdemar the Young (1209–1216 as junior duke)Eric IV of Denmark (1216–1232)Abel, King of Denmark (1232–1252)Christopher I of Denmark (1252–1254)Valdemar III of Denmark (1254–1257)Eric I of Denmark (1257–1272)Margaret Sambiria (1272–1282)Eric V of Denmark (1282–1283)Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig (1283–1312)2Dukes of EstoniaCanute, Duke of Estonia (1220–1227, 1238–1240)Valdemar II of Denmark (1240–1241)Eric IV of Denmark (1241–1250)Abel, King of Denmark (1250–1252)Christopher I of Denmark (1252–1259)Eric V of Denmark (1259–1266)Margaret Sambiria (1266–1282)Eric V of Denmark (1282–1286)Eric VI of Denmark (1286–1319)3Princes of RugenJaromar I (1170–1218)Barnuta (1218–1221)Vitslav I (1221–1249)Jaromar II (1249–1260)Jaromar III (1260–1282)Vitslav II (1260–1302)4Archbishops of LundAndreas Sunesen (1202–1223)Peder Saxesen (1224–1228)Uffe Thrugotsen (1228–1252)Jakob Erlandsen (1253–1274)Trugot Torstensen (1276–1280)Jens Dros (1280–1288)Jens Grand (1289–1302)5Dukes of Southern-Halland and SkarsholmErik Knudsen Skarsholm (1284–1304)6Counts of Halland (and Northern Halland)Niels, Count of Halland (1216–1218)Duke Skule Bårdsson (1228–1240)Niels II, Count of Northern Halland (1241–1251)Jacob Nielsen, Count of Halland (1283–1305)7Counts of Danish-Holstein Albert of Orlamunde (1204–1245)Gælker of Estonia/Praefectus EstoniaeSaxe Aagesen StenbrikkeAage Saxesen StenbrikkeGælker of Skane/Praefectus ScaniaeSaxo Aagesen HvideJon Jonsen LitleMarshal of the RealmJohannes Sunesen until 1202Johannes Esbernsen 1202–1213Harald Reinmodsen ~1213–1221 Johannes Ebesen (1221–1250)Iver Tagesen (1250–1252)Laurids AbildgaardIvar Tokesen Tystofte (March 1252 – 1255)Jens Kalf (1255–1267)Anders Pedersen (1267–1275)Stig Andersen Hvide (March 1276 – 1282, 1284–1286)Seneschal of the RealmAstrad Frakke (~1230-1252)Peder Finsen (1252–1259)Uffe Nielsen (1268–1276)Peder Nielsen Skovgaard (1279–1283, 1286–1289)Tyge Abildgaard (1284)David Thorstensen Hak (1289)Aage Jonsen (drost) (1293–1295)Niels Olufsen Bild(1297–1300)Jon Jonsen Litle (1299–)8Bishops of Ribe9Bishops of AarhusPeder Vognsen (1191–1204)Skjalm Vognsen (1205–1215)Ebbe Vognsen (1215–1224)Peder Elevsøn (1224–1246)Peder Ugotsøn (1249–1260)Tyge (bishop) (1261–1272)Peder IV (1272–1276)Tyge II (1276–1288) (1288–1306)10Bishops of ViborgGunner (Bishop of Viborg) (1222–1251)11Bishops of Roskilde12Bishops of SlesvigValdemar of Denmark (bishop) (1157–1208)Nicholas I (bishop of Schleswig) (1209–1233)Tuco (1234–1238)John (1240–1244)Eskil (1244–1255)Nicholas II (1255–1265)Bonde (1265–1282)James (1282–1287)Berthold (1287–1307)13Bishops of BørglumRudolf (12??-1252)Oluf Glob (1252–1260)Johannes de Hethe (12??-1280)Lord of Falsterbo and BorupAlexander Pedersen Glob (d. after 1221)Niels Alexandersen Due (~1210–1268)Lord of Stege and MønJacob Sunesson Hvide (b. 1158 d. 1246)Lord of Kalundborg & SaebygardEsbern Snare (before 1200–1204)Peder Strangesen (1204–1241)Anders Pedersen UlfeldtLord of Tommerup, Knardrup, Romp, and HorningholmJon Reinmodsen Hvide (1190–1248)Jon Jonsen Litle (1230–1307)Lord of Kolding and AgtrupgårdJens KalfLord of Tranekær Castle and Ågård (Hanherred)Erik Langeben (~1200)Erik Eriksen Gyldenstierne (~1230)Knud Eriksen Gyldenstierne (~1260)Erik Knudsen Gyldenstierne Lord of Ågård (~1280)Niels Eriksen Gyldenstierne Lord of Ågård (b. 1280)Lord of RantzauSchacko I von RantzauLord of Gydemath and WindethorpRane EsbernsenJon RanesenLord of Vallø CastleEskild KrageLord of Tirsbæk castleOffe Dyre (d. after 1208)unnamed sonOffe Dyre II (d. after 1286) kings chamberlain and involved in the murder of Eric V of DenmarkLord of Tosterup (Skane)Thorkild Grim Jep Thorkildsen Grim (b. 1265)Jacob Jepsen Grim (b. ~1295)Lord of StenmangleJohannes Esbernsen (d. 1213)Jakob HafreJakob Hafre II (d. after 1326)Lord of BjolderupKetil Urne (lived around 1200)Lord of TystofteNiels SaltenseeLord of Vestervig Vind, BuderupholmAgo VindLord of AndrupHelf of HorsenAsser HelfssonLord of Eskjær HovedgaardStig Tokeson GalenLord of Holbæk and VisborgJon MunkPalne MunkRane Jonsen (~1250-1294)Lord of GjorslevRane Esbernsen (~1220)Jon Ranesen (d.1267)Rane Jonsen (~1250-1294)Lord of Asdal HovedgårdÅge PanterLord of Vidtskøvle/EgesHarald EgesidePeder HaraldssonLord of Togæthorp (Lund)Holger Krognos (b. ~1210)Niels Holgersen (b. ~1255 - d. after 1320)Lord of FlarupMatheus de Floratorp (d. 1268)Peder Gøye Staverskov Gøye (d. 1314)Lord of ToksværdBishopsman of Bjernede and FodbyIver Lunge (b. ~1240)Oluf Lunge (d. 1302) brother in law of King Christopher II of DenmarkLord of Terslose, Broholm, and HongAnders Knudsen GrosenJohannes Andersen Ulfeldt (d. after 1259)Abasalon Jonsen (~1326)Lord of TysofteToki Saltensee (1190–1252)Oluf Tokesen (1250–1310)Lord of TubetorpAnders Nielsen Due (b. ~1222, d. after 1285)Niels Andersen Due (b. 1262 d. 1332)Lords of MargårdTyge Abildgaard (knight 1230–1260)Laurids Abildgaard Timme Lauridsen AbildgaardLords of Elkær VendsysselNiels Olufsen Bild (living ~1300)Lords of Hvedholm CastleJakob Bille (mentioned 1246)Lords of HøjbygårdThorsten Hak (Mentioned 1241)David Thorstensen Hak (d. 1302)Lord of Hegnet and HaldJacob BuggeNiels Jacobsen Bugge (b. ~1235, d. after 1302)Bugge Nielsen (b. after 1265, d. after 1332)Lord of StøvringgårdNiels Juul (Støvringgård) (d. after 1299)Jon Juul (b. ~1265, d. 1316)Lord of Kås Niels Lændi Niels Lændi (1260–1314)Lord of HikkebjergEsge Brock (living around 1300)Lord of Redebas (Mecklenburg)Matthæus Molteke (~1220)Frederik Moltke til Stredfeld (d. After 1265)Johann von Moltke (d. ~1309)Eberhard Moltke (d. 1310)Lords of Rundtoft in Anglia (peninsula)Peder Skram (mentioned 1315)

Under the Kings of Norway