Skule Bårdsson
Regent of Norway during the infancy of Haakon IV / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skule Bårdsson or Duke Skule (Norwegian: Hertug Skule; Old Norse: Skúli Bárðarson) (c. 1189–24 May 1240) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the royal throne against his son-in-law, King Haakon Haakonsson.[1] Henrik Ibsen's play Kongs-Emnerne (1863) is about the dispute between Duke Skule and King Haakon.[2]
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Skule Bårdsson | |
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Seal from 1225, front and back | |
Born | c. 1189 |
Died | 24 May 1240(1240-05-24) (aged 50–51) Elgeseter Abbey in Nidaros |
Noble family | Godwin |
Spouse(s) | Ragnhild Jonsdotter |
Issue | Margaret, Queen of Norway |
Father | Bård Guttormsson |
Mother | Ragnfrid Erlingsdotter |
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