Katarina Eriksdotter
Encyclopedia
Catherine (12th-century ), was a Swedish princess, daughter King Eric the Saint and his Queen Christina of Sweden.
. They had a daughter, Kristina Nilsdotter, who married the Norwegian Earl
Hakon the Mad, and later Eskil Magnusson
, the lawspeaker
of Västergötland
.
Biography
She married Nils Blake, who probably was a Swedish magnateMagnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
. They had a daughter, Kristina Nilsdotter, who married the Norwegian Earl
Earl
An earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it became obsolete in the Middle Ages and was replaced with duke...
Hakon the Mad, and later Eskil Magnusson
Eskil Magnusson
-Biography:He was the son of Magnus Minniskiöld, and the elder brother of Birger Jarl, one of the most powerful men of his time in Scandinavia.Due to the location of his jurisdiction and his marriage to Kristina, the widow of the Norwegian earl Hakon the Mad , Eskil had good contacts in Norway and...
, the lawspeaker
Lawspeaker
A lawspeaker is a unique Scandinavian legal office. It has its basis in a common Germanic oral tradition, where wise men were asked to recite the law, but it was only in Scandinavia that the function evolved into an office...
of Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
.