Birth of Eystein II
Birth of Eystein II, in Scotland
Role range: 1142-1157
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Eystein II Biography and Timeline
Follow Eystein II through 5 dated historical records for Norway.
Eystein II, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1125–1157Years on this page
1125
1142
Rule of Norway
Rules as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn
Role range: 1142-1157
Succession
Succeeds as King of Norway. Rules as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn
Role range: 1142-1157
1155
Assassination of Sigurd
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
Role range: 1142-1157
1157
Assassination of Eystein II
Death of Eystein II, killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway
Role range: 1142-1157
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.