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    Birger Jarl (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266), also known as Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo...
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    In 2002 the ship reverted to the name Birger Jarl, and in 2020 back to the Baltic Star name. SS Birger Jarl was ordered by Rederi AB Svea from Finnboda...
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  • were Birger Brosa, Jon Jarl, Folke Birgersson, Karl the Deaf, Ulf Fase, and the most powerful of all jarls and the last to hold the title, Birger Jarl. In...
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    historians have argued that "House of Bjälbo" would be a better name because Birger Jarl lived there and it is the family's oldest known manor. Bjälbo is located...
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    Birger Jarls torn (Swedish for Birger Jarl's Tower) is a defensive tower on the northwest corner of Riddarholmen, an islet in Gamla Stan, the old town...
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    was a son of Birger Jarl, and became a king after a rebellion against his brother Valdemar. He was succeeded by his ten-year-old son Birger Magnusson with...
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    Erikskrönikan, the Swedes defeated the Tavastians under the leadership of Birger Jarl. Sweden had held a foothold within Finland, specifically Finland Proper...
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    Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of Kings Valdemar and Magnus III of Sweden. Ingeborg was...
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  • Before the title was discontinued, Swedish jarls were powerful men, such as Birger Brosa, Ulf Fase, and Birger Jarl (original patronym Magnusson), often the...
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  • (died 1202), Swedish jarl Birger Gregersson (c. 1327 – 1383), Archbishop of Uppsala Birger Jarl (1210–1266), Swedish statesman Birger Persson (died 1327)...
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