Kol of Sweden
CONTENDER FOR THE THRONE OF SWEDEN
Cole of Sweden; Coal of Sweden; Kol Sverkerson; Kol (claimant); Kol (Swedish throne contender)
Kol (died about 1173) was a Swedish prince who, together with his brother Burislev was a contender for the throne of Sweden from 1167 until his violent death a few years later. The struggle was a stage in the rivalry between the House of Sverker, to which Kol and Burislev belonged, and the House of Eric.