The general trend of Scandinavian nobility seems to be that there were comparatively few large magnates and generally most had connections to the royalty. The sources on nobility in 13th century Scandinavia are, at least in the English language, few and far between when compared to other regions but there is still enough to get a good idea of the general composition. It also appears that lords had less control over the peasantry in many cases. This is probably partially due to the large nature of the countries which gave ample land for semi-independent farmers.

Kings

Kings of Denmark

Kings of Norway

Kings of Sweden

|bgcolor=pink rowspan="2"|Sverker II the Younger (Sverker den yngre), 1196 – 31 January 1208||rowspan="2"|||rowspan="2"|born before 1167, probably already 1164 son of king Charles VII and queen Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide||(1) BenedictaHouse of Hvide||rowspan="2"|Died in the Battle of Gestilren, 17 July 1210, aged about 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey |- |bgcolor=tan|(2) IngegerdHouse of Bjelbo |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (X) (Erik Knutsson), 31 January 1208 – 10 April 1216||||1180 son of Canute I Ericson||bgcolor=#ccddff|Richeza of Denmark (the daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark)||Died suddenly in fever on Näs Castle, Visingsö, 10 April 1216, aged about 36, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=pink|John I the Child (Johan Sverkersson unge), Spring 1216 – 10 March 1222||||1201 son of Sverker II||None ||Died on Visingsö, 10 March 1222, aged about 21, buried at Alvastra Abbey |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte), Summer 1222–28 or 29 November 1229||||1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark||bgcolor=tan|Catherine of Ymseborg||2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=yellow|Canute II the Tall (Knut Långe) 28 or 29 November 1229 – 1234||||son of Holmger who was "nepos" (nephew?) of Canute I Ericson||HelenHouse of Strange||1234, buried at Sko kloster |- |bgcolor=yellow|Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (Erik läspe och halte), 1234 – 2 February 1250||||1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark||bgcolor=tan|Catherine of Ymseborg||2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey |- |bgcolor=tan|Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson) Spring 1250 – 22 July 1275||||1239 son of Birger jarl and Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X)||bgcolor=#ccddff|Sophia of Denmarkdaughter of King Eric IV||Died while imprisoned by his brother Magnus at Nyköping Castle, 26 December 1302, aged about 63, buried at Vreta Abbey or Riddarholmen Church |- |bgcolor=tan|Magnus III (Magnus Ladulås) 22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290||||1240 son of Birger jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X)||Helwig of HolsteinHouse of Schauenburg||Visingsö, 18 December 1290, aged about 50, buried in Riddarholmen Church |- |bgcolor=tan|Birger (Birger Magnusson) 18 December 1290 – March/April 1318|| || 1280 son of Magnus III and Helwig of Holstein||bgcolor=#ccddff|1298 Martha of Denmark||31 May 1321, in exile in Denmark, after murdering his brothers at Nyköping Banquet, aged about 41, buried at Ringsted, Zealand |- |}

List of nobles and magnates within Scandinavia in the 13th century

Great Lords

For this list since there are not enough great lords to warrant an alphabetical list the lords will be listed by precedence. Many of the larger lordships were held as appanage for various royal family members or were held by bishops. For some of the bishoprics, some bishops who had terms under 4 years may not be listed to avoid clutter.

List of nobles and magnates within Scandinavia in the 13th century

Under the Kings of Denmark

Under the Kings of Norway

Under the Kings of Sweden

Noblemen, Kingsmen, Lendmen, and Knights

Under the Kings of Denmark

Ditlev Reventlow (~1210~1260) (Bailiff of Ditmarsken)

List of nobles and magnates within Scandinavia in the 13th century

Johann von Haxthausen (~1245–1300) (Borgmester of Paderborn)

Stig Anderson (1230–1293)

Jens Kalf (~1230–1304)

Havtor Jonsson (~1255–1320)

Elv Erlingsson (~1240–1290)

Tyge Abildgaard (~1200–1260)

Laurid's Abildgaard (~1240–1280)

Aluericus de Bernekowe (~1190–1240)

Detlev Brockdorff (~1200–1250)

Sifridus de Bokwolde (~1200–1250)

Niels Hak (~1225~1282)

Thorsten Hak (~1220~1282)

Niels Juul (~1255–1300)

Oluf Lunge (~1245–1302)

Gerhardus de Oldenburg (~1230~1280)

Conradus de Oldenburg (~1230~1280)

Theodoricus de Quale (~1200~1250)

Johann Ranzow (~1200~1250)

Heinrich de Wedele (~1185–1240)

Hasso de Wedele (~1185–1240)

Reimbem de Wedele (~1185–1240)

Adam von Winterfeld (~1250–1300)

Heinrich von Bardenflete (~1190–1240)

Niels Brock (~1270–1330)

Rane Jonsen (1254–1294)

Borchadus Dus (~1230–1280)

Hartwicus Dus (~1230–1280)