Magnus Minniskiöld
Magnus Minniskiöld | |
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| Born | c. 1175 |
| Noble family | Bjälbo |
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| Issue | At least six, including Eskil Magnusson, Karl Magnusson, and Birger Magnusson |
| Father | Benedictus (Bengt) Snivil |
Magnus Minniskiöld (also spelled Minnisköld or Minnesköld, circa 1175—1208?) was a medieval Swedish magnate from the House of Bjälbo. He is best known as the father of the renowned statesman Birger Jarl, and the ancestor of the later Swedish kings. He is sometimes believed to have perished in the Battle of Lena in 1208, though the evidence is not conclusive.