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3 days ago · Magnus Olafsson, known as Magnus Barefoot, was a Norwegian king who ruled from 1093 to 1103. He was the son of Olaf III the Quiet and Thora Thorbergsdatter. Magnus's nickname, "Barefoot," is thought to have come from his habit of going barefoot on pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
3 days ago · Magnus III "Barnlock" Magnus (Ladulås) Birgersson: 22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290 (15 years, 4 months and 26 days) Grandson of Eric X and son of the prominent statesman Birger Jarl. Seized power after defeating Valdemar in battle. Helvig of Holstein (5 children) Died 18 December 1290
- Before c. 970
- His Majesty
5 days ago · He comes across as a down-to-earth and practical man with a keen sense of what works and what doesn’t in the risky airline industry. Ólafsson formally took over as CEO of PLAY on April 2, replacing...
1 day ago · e. Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
- Bertrada of Laon
3 days ago · Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V . He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten , and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .
- 15 September 1973 – present
- Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
4 days ago · Magnus Carlsen was within touching distance of top spot at the Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024 on Saturday when he ran into Indian phenom R Praggnanandhaa in Round 11 on Saturday at Warsaw. After a 69-move battle, that went into a queen endgame with Pragg a pawn up, Carlsen finally ...
4 days ago · Reconquista, in medieval Spain and Portugal, a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims ( Moors ), who had occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. The Carolingian empire and (inset) divisions after the Treaty of Verdun, 843. Though the beginning of the Reconquista is traditionally ...
