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Benedict of Sweden

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Benedict of Sweden

Birth
Sweden
Death
25 May 1291 (aged 36–37)
Burial
Skara, Skara kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden Add to Map
Plot
MONUMENT
Memorial ID
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Swedish prince. He was known in Swedish as Bengt and a member of the Bielbo Dynasty as a son of Princess Ingiburga and Duke Birger of Sweden. He became Duke of Finland in 1284 and Bishop of Linköping two years later. The location of his grave is unknown. This is to document the bust of him which has been assumed to have been mounted earlier in Skara Cathedral, and now is in West Gothland Museum in Skara.
Swedish prince. He was known in Swedish as Bengt and a member of the Bielbo Dynasty as a son of Princess Ingiburga and Duke Birger of Sweden. He became Duke of Finland in 1284 and Bishop of Linköping two years later. The location of his grave is unknown. This is to document the bust of him which has been assumed to have been mounted earlier in Skara Cathedral, and now is in West Gothland Museum in Skara.


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