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MAGNUSSON, Gilbert (Gille Brigte) Jarl of Orkney and Caithness
(About 1192-1256)
GILBERTSSON, Magnus III Jarl of Orkney and Caithness
(About 1222-1273)
MAGNUSSON, Magnus IV Jarl of Orkney and Caithness
(About 1252-1284)

 

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MAGNUSSON, Magnus IV Jarl of Orkney and Caithness 1

  • Born: About 1252
  • Died: 1284 1

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  General Notes:

"Magnus, anno 1276, received the title from Magnus, King of Norway, at Tunsberg. He also appears as Earl of Orkney in the documents dated 5 February 1283, declaring Margaret, the Maiden of Norway, the nearest heir to the Scottish throne. He died 1284, without issue, and was succeeded by his brother, John"

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1


Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

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