Magnus VI of Norway
King of Norway
Born on: May 1, 1238Died on: May 9, 1280
Aged: 42 years 8 days (504 months)
Birth Sign: Taurus
Magnus the Lawmender, 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.
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