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Inge had spent much of his youth in Russia at Staraja Ladoga . While in Russia he married his wife, Helena. Her origin is unknown but she was probably Russian or Greek. Their children were:
# Kristina, married Grand Duke Mstislav Of Kiev , and ancestress of several Kievan and Novgorod princes.
# Ragnvald, died before 1105. His daughter, Ingigerd, was the mother of pretender (and alleged murderer) Magnus Henriksson
# Margareta Fredkulla, married (1) Magnus Barefoot king of Norway; (2) king Niels Of Denmark ; through her second marriage, she was the mother of King Magnus The Strong of Westrogothia and claimant of Denmark
# Katarina , married a Danish "Son of King", Björn Ironside Haraldsson with whom she had a daughter Christina Bjornsdatter who married the future Eric IX Of Sweden .

He was a fervent Christian who had churches built and bishops appointed. This led to popular rebellion that forced him to leave the Swedish core provinces in Svealand , where the people instated his "brother-in-law" Blot-Sweyn . In a papal letter from Pope Gregory VII in 1081 , Inge is no longer ''king of Sweden'', only ''King of the Visigoths '' (''rege wisigothorum''), i.e. the king of Västergötland .

In 1087 , he travelled with his Housecarl s through Småland and Östergötland , riding both day and night, until he arrived in Sweden. Having arrived at Old Uppsala , he surrounded the hall of Blot-Sweyn , and set the hall on fire. When the king ran out, he was immediately slain. This is probably the date of the destruction of the Temple At Uppsala .

During the late part of his reign, Inge fought the Norwegian king Magnus Barefoot . At the ensuing peace of Kungahälla , he married his daughter Margareta to Magnus Barefoot whereupon she was given the cognomen ''Fredkulla'', peace-maker. Inge died in his bed, and was succeed by his nephews Inge II and Philip, sons of his brother Halsten Stenkilsson .


NOTE

Jenssen (1998:114, 1999:11), Kaliff, A (2001:16)


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  • William, Abbot of Ebelholt. ''Scriptores Historiae Danicae Minores'', 1195

  • Hervarar Saga {Link without Title}