Magnus VI of Norway
Noble person
1238 – 1280
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Who was Magnus VI of Norway?
Magnus Haakonsson was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280. One of his greatest achievements was his modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as Magnus the Law-mender. He was the first Norwegian monarch known to personally have used an ordinal number, although originally counting himself as "IV".
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- Born
- May 1, 1238
Tønsberg - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- May 9, 1280
Bergen - Resting place
- Christ Church, Bergen
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on July 23, 2013
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