Succession1217
Succeeds as King of Norway. Illegitimate & posthumous son of Haakon III, reared at the court of Ingi II
Historical person
Haakon IV Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Haakon IV, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Norway.
8 records1217–12637 events3 places
Chronological biography
1217
Treaty of Commercial1217
Concludes a commercial Treaty with Henry III
1247
Coronation1247
Crowned King of Norway by the papal legate
1262
Rule of Greenland1262
Achieves sovereignty over Greenland
Rule of Iceland1262
Achieves sovereignty over Iceland
1263
Battle of Largs2 October 1263
Defeated by Alexander III for control of the Hebrides
Rule of Hebrides2 October 1263
Defeated by Alexander III at Largs for control of the Hebrides
Rule of Hebrides2 October 1263
Defeated by Alexander III for control of the Hebrides
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.