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Magnus Haakonsson (Old Norse: Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Håkonsson; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as Magnus the Law ...
May 9, 2024 · Magnus VI (born 1238, Norway—died May 9, 1280, Bergen, Nor.) 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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Feb 20, 2024 · In 1274, King Magnus VI, the Law Mender, united the entire Norwegian kingdom under one common law. The Norwegian Code of the Realm remained in force for over 400 years, and in it lie the seeds that would grow into Norway’s rule of law and the idea of popular co-determination.
When Magnus VI of Norway was born on 1 May 1238, in Tønsberg, Norway, his father, King Haakon Haakonsson of Norway, was 33 and his mother, Margrethe Skulesdotter Queen of Norway, was 40. He had at least 4 sons with Ingeborg Eriksdatter of Denmark. He died on 9 May 1280, in Bergen, Norway, at the age of 42.
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Feb 21, 2024 · In 1274, King Magnus VI, the Law Mender, united the entire Norwegian kingdom under one common law. The Norwegian Code of the Realm remained in force for over 400 years, and in it lie the...
views 2,688,748 updated. Magnus VI (Magnus the Law Mender), 1238–80, king of Norway (1263–80), son of Haakon IV. A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Alexander III of Scotland for a large sum.
Magnus VI of Norway. Magnus Haakonsson (Old Norse: Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Håkonsson; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257).
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