Karl Magnusson (Bjälboätten)

Karl Magnusson (died 1220) was the Bishop of Linköping during 1216–1220. [1]

BiographyEdit

Karl Magnusson was from the Bjelbo dynasty or House of Folkung (Folkungaätten) and was a brother of Birger Magnusson (Birger Jarl), the most powerful man of Sweden in the middle of the 13th century His father was Magnus Minnessköld (1180s-1208) and his mother was probably Ingrid Ylva (1180s-1250-1255). He died at the Battle of Lihula in Estonia. [2][3][4]

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Karl Magnusson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Folkungaätten". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Birger Magnusson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ingrid Ylfva". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved August 1, 2020.