<page_title> List of Swedish monarchs </page_title> <section_title> Houses of Sverker and Eric </section_title> <table> <cell> Eric (IX) the Saint (Erik den helige), 1156 – 18 May 1160 <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Killed by Magnus II as he came out of the church in Uppsala, 18 May 1160, aged about 40, enshrined in Uppsala Cathedral <col_header> Death </col_header> </cell> </table>
Eric IX, Swedish Erik den helige died on 18 May 1160. Also called Eric the Saint he was a Swedish king from 1156 to 1160.