House of Sverre | |
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Parent house | Gille dynasty (claimed) |
Country | Kingdom of Norway and Kingdom of Scotland |
Founded | 1184 |
Founder | Sverre Sigurdsson |
Final ruler | Haakon V (Norway) Margaret (Scotland, disputed) |
Titles | Chieftain of the Birkebeins King of Norway Queen of Scots (disputed) |
Cadet branches | House of Rosensverd |
The House of Sverre (Norwegian: Sverreætten)[1] was a royal house or dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, hereunder the kingdom's realms, and the Kingdom of Scotland. The house was founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson. It provided the rulers of Norway from 1184 to 1319.