Magnus Ladulås

King of Sweden from 1275 to 1290

Magnus Ladulås
Magnus Ladulås (pronounced [l'ɑːdɵloːs], lit. 'Barnlock') or Magnus Birgersson (c. 1240 – 18 December 1290) was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290. . He 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 Torkel Knutsson acting as his guardian. Medieval Swedish kings did not use regnal numbers as part of their title. In modern literature he may be referred to as either Magnus I or Magnus III. Epithet. The origin of the epithet Ladulås (lit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Ladul%C3%A5s

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