Birth of Eystein II1125
Birth of Eystein II, in Scotland
Historical person
Eystein II Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eystein II, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Norway.
5 records1125–11575 events1 places
Chronological biography
1125
1142
Rule of Norway1142
Rules as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn
Succession1142
Succeeds as King of Norway. Rules as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn
1155
Assassination of Sigurd1155
A meeting between the brothers in Bergen results in fighting breaking out between the men of king Inge and king Sigurd, in which king Sigurd is killed
1157
Assassination of Eystein II1157
Death of Eystein II, killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.