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Karl VIII (c. 1408–1470), contemporaneously known as Karl II and called Karl I in Norwegian context, was king of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465 and 1467–1470) and king of Norway (1449–1450).
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_Sweden
King of Sweden:
Reign: 20 June 1448 – 24 February 1457
9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465
12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470
Coronation: 29 June 1448, Uppsala
Predecessor: Christopher
Successor: John (1497)
King of Norway:
Reign: 20 November 1449 – June 1450
Coronation: 20 November 1449, Trondheim
Predecessor: Christopher
Successor: Christian I
Born: c. 1408
Ekholmen Castle, Veckholm, Uppsala
Died: 15 May 1470 (aged 60)
Stockholm Castle
Burial: Riddarholm Church, Stockholm
Spouse: Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke)
Catherine
Kristina Abrahamsdotter
Names:
Karl Knutsson Bonde
House: Bonde
Father: Knut Tordsson Bonde
Mother: Margareta Karlsdotter
Religion: Roman Catholicism
Children:
With his wife Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke), Karl had:
With his wife Catherine, Karl had:
With his mistress Christina Abrahamsdotter, Karl had:
Karl's 16th century grave monument in Riddarholm Church
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...I_of_Sweden_effigy_by_Lucas_van_der_Werdt.jpg
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_Sweden
King of Sweden:
Reign: 20 June 1448 – 24 February 1457
9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465
12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470
Coronation: 29 June 1448, Uppsala
Predecessor: Christopher
Successor: John (1497)
King of Norway:
Reign: 20 November 1449 – June 1450
Coronation: 20 November 1449, Trondheim
Predecessor: Christopher
Successor: Christian I
Born: c. 1408
Ekholmen Castle, Veckholm, Uppsala
Died: 15 May 1470 (aged 60)
Stockholm Castle
Burial: Riddarholm Church, Stockholm
Spouse: Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke)
Catherine
Kristina Abrahamsdotter
Names:
Karl Knutsson Bonde
House: Bonde
Father: Knut Tordsson Bonde
Mother: Margareta Karlsdotter
Religion: Roman Catholicism
Children:
With his wife Birgitta Turesdotter (Bielke), Karl had:
- Ture Karlsson (Bonde) (died young before 1447)
- Christina Karlsdotter (Bonde) (c. 1432 – before 1500), married 1446 to the noble, councillor, and courtier Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstierna)
With his wife Catherine, Karl had:
- Margaret Karlsdotter (Bonde) (1442–1462)
- Magdalena of Sweden (1445–1495), married to noble Ivar Axelsson (Tott) in 1466
- Richeza Karlsdotter (Bonde) (born c. 1445), nun at Vadstena Abbey
- Bridget Karlsdotter (Bonde) (1446–1469), nun at Vadstena Abbey
- four sons died early
With his mistress Christina Abrahamsdotter, Karl had:
- Anna Karlsdotter (Bonde), married to the noble Håkan Svensson (Bölja), governor of Västerås castle.
- Charles Karlsson (Bonde) (1465–1488)
Karl's 16th century grave monument in Riddarholm Church
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...I_of_Sweden_effigy_by_Lucas_van_der_Werdt.jpg
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