Knut Långe
| Knut Långe | |||||
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Coin bearing the effigy of Knut Långe | |||||
| King of Sweden | |||||
| Reign | 1229 – 1234 | ||||
| Predecessor | Erik Eriksson | ||||
| Successor | Erik Eriksson | ||||
| Died | 1234 | ||||
| Issue | Holmger Knutsson Philip Knutsson | ||||
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| Father | Holmger | ||||
Knut Långe ("the Tall"), also known as Canute II, was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death in 1234. He was the father of Holmger Knutsson, a later pretender for the Swedish throne. Both father and son were members of the House of Folkung. He is often identified with Knut Holmgersson, a relative of King Erik Eriksson.