Magnus the Lawmender
| Magnus the Lawmender | |||||
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Contemporary bust of Magnus from the Stavanger Cathedral, dated c. 1270s–80s. | |||||
| King of Norway | |||||
| Reign | 16 December 1263 – 9 May 1280 | ||||
| Coronation | 14 September 1261, Bergen | ||||
| Predecessor | Haakon IV | ||||
| Successor | Eric II | ||||
| Born | 1 May 1238 Tønsberg, Norway | ||||
| Died | 9 May 1280 (aged 42) Bergen, Norway | ||||
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| Issue | Eric II Haakon V | ||||
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| House | Sverre | ||||
| Father | Haakon IV of Norway | ||||
| Mother | Margrete Skulesdatter | ||||
Magnus the Lawmender (1 or 3 May 1238 – 9 May 1280), also known as Magnus Haakonsson, was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280. One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code. He was the first Norwegian monarch known to have used an ordinal number, counting himself as Magnus IV. In modern sources, he is also known as Magnus VI.