Agnes Haakonsdatter

Princess Agnes Haakonsdatter of Norway (Old Norse: Agnes Hákonardottir; 1290 – 1319) was the oldest daughter of King Haakon V of Norway by Gro Sigurdsdatter, daughter of Sigurd Lodinsson and wife Baugeid Steinarsdatter [1] and as such the prime heir.

Agnes Haakonsdatter
Born	1290
Died	1319 (aged 28–29)
Spouse	Havtore Jonsson, Baron
Issue	Jon Havtoresson Sigurd Havtoresson
House	Sverre (by birth) Sudreim (by marriage)
Father	Haakon V of Norway
Mother	Gro Sigurdsdatter

However, as King Haakon had somehow forgotten to officially marry her mother, prior to arranging Princess Agnes conception, it was eventually decided that for political concerns, Princess Agnes and her descendants were moved 1 level down of the list of inheritance and her younger sister Ingeborg Haakonsdatter was moved 1 step up on the list inheritance. This meant that the Norwegian Throne would be passed through her younger sister Ingeborg Haakonsdatter, but that Princess Agness and her descendants remained the rightful heirs to the throne, if Ingeborgs line failed. Her descendants, the House of Rosensverd are claimants to the Norwegian throne. This arrangement is known as the Sudreim claim.

Biography

In 1302, Agnes married Havtore Jonsson, Baron (1275 – 1320). He was son of Jon Ivarsson Raud (ca. 1245 – ca. 1312) of the Sudreim Clan (Sudreimsætten) in Romerike and wife Asa Haftorsdatter. Havtore was the Governor of Romerike and held eight estates and territories throughout Norway, including Borregård in Sarpsborg.[2][3]

Their sons Jon Haftorson av Sudrheim (baron og Riksråd) and his brother Sigurd Havtoresson was collectively referred to as sons of Havtore (Havtoresønnene), and would become central persons in Norwegian politics. Jon Havtoresson (ca. 1312 – ca. 1390), married to Birgitta Knutsdotter Lejon (- Huseby, Onsøy, 1395),[4] and Sigurd Havtoresson (ca. 1315 – ca. 1392)[5] accessed influential positions during the reign of their half-cousin, King Magnus VII Ericson.[6][7]

(see: Sudreim claim).[8]

See also

• Norwegian nobility

References

1. "Agnes Håkonsdatter". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
2. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Sudreimsætten". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
3. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Borregård". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
4. "Jon Havtoresson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
5. "Sigurd Havtoresson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
6. Agnes Håkonsdatter(Store norske leksikon)
7. Havtore Jonsson(Store norske leksikon)
8. "Sudreimsætten". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2012.