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House of Bjelbo
Bjälboätten

House of Folkung
Scandinavian royal house
Arms of Birger Jarl
CountryHouse of Bjelbo Kingdom of Sweden
House of Bjelbo Kingdom of Norway
House of Bjelbo Kingdom of Denmark
Founded12th century (12th century)
FounderFolke the Fat[1]
Current headNone; extinct
Final rulerOlaf II of Denmark
Titles
  • King of Sweden
  • King of Norway
  • King of Denmark
  • Jarl of Sweden
  • Duke of Finland
Dissolutionbetween 1388 and 1396

The House of Bjelbo[a] (Swedish: Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung[b] (Folkungaätten), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings.[2] It also provided three kings of Norway and one king of Denmark in the 14th century.

  1. ^ The article Folkunga-ätten in Nordisk familjebok (1908).]
  2. ^ Folkungaätten (Samlaren / Ny följd. Årgång 10. 1929)


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