HAAKON III SVERRESSON

died 1204 Norwegian Hkon Sverresson king of Norway (120204), the illegitimate son of King Sverre Sigurdsson. During his short reign he tried to heal the breach between the crown and the church, so that exiled bishops returned to their sees. It was said that the sickness which caused his sudden death was the result of poison put into his drink at the instigation of his Swedish stepmother, Margaret.