Editing Magnus Ladulås (section)

== Accession and marriage ==
In 1275, Duke Magnus started a rebellion against Valdemar, supported by his younger brother [[Erik Birgersson|Erik]] and King [[Eric V of Denmark|Eric Klipping]] of Denmark. Valdemar was deposed by Magnus after the [[Battle of Hova]] in the forest of [[Tiveden]] on 14 June 1275 with the help of Danish and German horsemen. In July, Magnus was elected king at the [[Stones of Mora]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Huldén  |first=Lena |date=December 2014 |title=Magnus Ladulås |url=https://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:sls-4013-1416928956619 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Biografiskt lexikon för Finland}}</ref>

In 1276, Magnus married [[Helvig of Holstein|Helvig]], daughter of [[Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe|Gerard I of Holstein]]. Through her mother, Elizabeth of Mecklenburg, Helvig was a descendant of Christina, the putative daughter of [[Sverker II of Sweden|King Sverker II]]. A papal annulment of Magnus' alleged first marriage and a dispensation for the second (necessary because of [[consanguinity]]) were issued ten years later, in 1286. Helvig later acted as regent, probably 1290–1302 and 1320–1327.<ref name=":2" />