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Sep 9, 2017 · The 189-year-old double murder case that Iceland never forgot ... Agnes Magnusdottir and Sigridur Gudmundsdottir - had been abused by the man they eventually killed. ... 32, were put to death for ...
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Agnes was born in northern Iceland on October 27, 1795. Her parents, Ingveldur Rafnsdóttir and Magnús Magnússon, were unmarried farmers; her father quickly left the picture, and at age 6 Agnes was fostered out to a pair of tenant farmers elsewhere in northern Iceland. Little about her early life is known, save that it was steeped in toil and povert...
After a long trial that went all the way to the Supreme Courtin Copenhagen—Iceland was then still under Danish rule—Agnes, 33, and Friðrik, 19, were sentenced to be executed. Sigríður was also sentenced to death, but her punishment was eventually commuted to life in prison, which she would serve in Denmark. The reasons for the commutation aren’t en...
On September 9, 2017, Agnes got a second day in court. A mock trial arranged by the Icelandic Legal Society retried the caseunder modern rules, with the result that Agnes was sentenced to 14 years in prison instead of death. According to David Þór, one of the mock court’s three judges and a real former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, t...
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Dec 30, 2018 · Biography. Euphamia of Pomerania was the daughter of Bogislaw IV of Pomerania , Duke of Pomerania. She married Christopher II Eriksson, King of Denmark, son of Erik V 'Klipping' Christofsson, King of Denmark and Agnes von Brandenburg. She died in 1330.
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Jan 21, 2024 · By Kate Quiñones. CNA Staff, Jan 21, 2024 / 04:00 am. The stories surrounding St. Agnes’ life and death are varied. We know the place of her burial, her approximate age, and the place where...
Apr 22, 2024 · date of death. 2 August 1332 Gregorian. ... Agnes Christofsdottir. 1 reference. stated in. The Peerage. ... Christopher II of Denmark.
1 day ago · The stories surrounding St. Agnes’ life and death are varied. We know the place of her burial, her approximate age, and the place where she was martyred. Much less is known about her life, though there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom in the fourth century.
May 2, 2019 · He was the son of Erik V 'Klipping' Christofsson, King of Denmark and Agnes von Brandenburg.1 He married Euphamia of Pomerania, daughter of Bogislaw IV of Pomerania , Duke of Pomerania. He died on 2 August 1332 at age 55 at Nykøbing, Falster, Denmark.2 He succeeded to the title of King Christopher II of Denmark in 1320.3 He was deposed as King ...
