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6 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current King of the United Kingdom and King of Norway are agnatic members of this house, meanwhile the King of Spain and King of ...
- Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
Numerous family members of Count Egilmar I emerge from the...
- Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein (22 August 1949 – 27...
- List of Rulers of Oldenburg
1573–1619 Anthony II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst;...
- Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
5 days ago · Johan II / Hans: 6 October 1497 – 1 August 1501 (3 years, 9 months and 26 days) Son of Christian I. Accepted as king in Sweden after already having reigned in Denmark and Norway for twenty years. Christina of Saxony (5 children) 8 July 1455 – 20 February 1513 (aged 57)
May 9, 2024 · Magnus VI was the king of Norway (1263–80) who transformed the nation’s legal system by introducing new national, municipal, and ecclesiastical codes, which also served as a model for many of the Norwegian colonies.
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May 21, 2024 · View in Map. Exhibition at Bryggens Museum May 22nd 2024 – April 22nd 2025. In 1274, King Magnus VI Håkonsson presented the Laws of the Land, a legislation for all his kingdom. He was the third ruler in medieval Europe to take on such great legislative work.
4 days ago · The end of the Viking Age proper in Scotland is generally considered to be in 1266 CE. In 1263, King Haakon IV of Norway, in retaliation for a Scots expedition to Skye, arrived on the west coast with a fleet from Norway and Orkney. His fleet linked up with those of King Magnus of Man and King Dougal of the Hebrides.
May 9, 2024 · Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt), was King of Norway (as Magnus III) from 1093 until his death in 1103.
May 24, 2024 · Magnus Carlsen: I generally feel that faster chess is a huge part of the future. But I also hope that variants can be something that you can play at longer time controls. Magnus Carlsen FIDE World Cup win (Photo by Stev Bonhage) Elon Musk recently said that chess is close to being fully solved in 10 years. Do you agree with that?
