House of Sverre

238px|thumb|A sculpture believed to be of King Haakon V Magnusson as Duke of Oslo, Oppland, Ryfylke, the Faroe Islands, and Shetland.
The House of Sverre () 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.
==History==
 
The house was founded with King Sverre Sigurdsson, who claimed to be an illegitimate son of King Sigurd Munn, when he was made King of Norway. After Sverre's death, his descendants would expand the influence, wealth, and power of the dynasty. Under his grandson Haakon IV's rule, medieval Norway reached its peak, the 
civil war era ended, and it was the start of a golden age in Norway.
Also Margaret, Maid of Norway was a member of this family.
The house replaced the Gille dynasty, and was again replaced by the House of Bjelbo, which inherited Norway's throne. They were the last reigning family that claimed patrilineal descent from Harald Fairhair.
==Coat of arms==
: See also: Coat of arms of Norway
The main arms of the kings belonging to the House of Sverre, was a golden crowned lion on a red field. The lion was later supplied with a silver axe symbolizing Olaf the Holy. This became the coat of arms of Norway.
File:Haakon_Magnussens_segl-013.jpg|Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson, the last king belonging to the House of Sverre.
File:Ingiburga of Sweden (daughter of Hacon) seal 1318 (1).jpg|Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson's daughter, Duchess Ingeborg.
File:GelreNorge.jpg|Arms of King Haakon V Magnusson's daughter's son, King Haakon VI Magnusson, who was of the House of Bjelbo. His coat of arms includes the Sverre arms and the Bjelbo arms.
==List of kings==
The rulers within the royal house or dynasty would often have a "junior king" along with a "senior king" (three dates show the reign as junior king to the start of reign as senior to the end of their reign). Here is a list of the rulers when the house held the power in Norway:
Name 	Reign
Sverre Sigurdsson 	1184–1202
Haakon III Sverresson 	1202–1204
Guttorm Sigurdsson 	1204
Rule of Inge Baardson of the Gille branch	1204–1217
Haakon IV the Old 	1217–1263
Haakon Haakonsson the Young 	1240–1257
Magnus VI Lagabøte 	1257–1263–1280
Eric II Magnusson 	1273–1280–1299
Haakon V Magnusson 	1299–1319
==Other members==
* Margaret, Maid of Norway
* Ingeborg of Norway
==See also==
* List of Norwegian monarchs
* Norwegian Royal Family
* Norwegian nobility
==References==
 
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Category:Norwegian monarchy
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