OLAF (IV) MAGNUSSON


Meaning of OLAF (IV) MAGNUSSON in English

born c. 1099 died 1115 king of Norway (110315), illegitimate son of King Magnus III Barefoot. On the death of his father in 1103, he was proclaimed king jointly with his elder brothers, Eystein I and Sigurd, who administered the young Olaf's share of the kingdom until his early death. He is sometimes not counted in regnal lists of Norway.

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