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Swedish jarls were
powerful noblemen in Sweden.
There usually was only one
holder of the
title at a time,
second only to the King of Sweden. For special...
- Norse: Knútr jarl Birgisson, died 1208) was
Riksjarl of Sweden. He was the
eldest surviving son of
Riksjarl Birger Brosa and a
member of the
powerful House...
- needed] Arguably,
Bengt Snivil was that
Bengt or Benedict, who was son of
riksjarl Folke the Fat and
Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark,
daughter of king Canute...
- Guttormsdotter,
widow of
Danish nobleman Esbern Snare and
daughter of Guttorm,
Riksjarl of Sweden. His
father gave him
lands in
Estonia as a
hereditary duchy in...
- in the
marriage of lord
Birger Magnusson of
Bjelbo (Birger Jarl)
later riksjarl and
regent of Sweden, and
Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, eldest...
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Swedish surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Knut Birgersson,
Riksjarl of
Sweden (died 1208)
Magnus Birgersson (c. 1240 –1290)
Oscar Birgersson...
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Sverre of
Norway and one of his most
staunch supporters. Knut Birgersson,
Riksjarl of Sweden, jarl of Sweden.
According to one source, Knut was
married to...
- 6th 7th 8th 9th 1
Jarls of
Sweden Jon Jarl (~1190–1206) Knut Birgersson,
Riksjarl of
Sweden (120?–1208)
Fulke Birgersson (1208–1210)
Charles the Deaf (1210–1220)...
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regarded a
usurper afterwards Jarl
Ragnvald Henriksson (Ragvald Henriksson) -
Riksjarl of
Sweden during his brother's
brief reign Burits Henriksson (also Buris/Boris;...
- "second-in-command" and the
regentship at the
disappearance of the
ancient office of
Riksjarl with
Birger jarl as the last
holder of that office. It was not
quite unusual...
