Skule Bårdsson
Skule Bårdsson or Duke Skule (Norwegian: Hertug Skule; Old Norse: Skúli Bárðarson) (c. 1189–24 May 1240) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the royal throne against his son-in-law, King Haakon Haakonsson. Henrik Ibsen's play Kongs-Emnerne (1863) is about the dispute between Duke Skule and King Haakon.
Skule Bårdsson | |
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Seal from 1225, front and back | |
| Born | c. 1189 |
| Died | 24 May 1240 (aged 50–51) Elgeseter Abbey in Nidaros |
| Noble family | Godwin |
| Spouse(s) | Ragnhild Jonsdotter |
| Issue | Margaret, Queen of Norway |
| Father | Bård Guttormsson |
| Mother | Ragnfrid Erlingsdotter |
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