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King of Sweden Olaf Skotkonung III

Olaf was born about 0960.¹ Olaf's father was Erik Bjornsson VI and his mother was Sigrid (The Haughty) Storrada Skoglar-Testedot. His paternal grandparents were King of Uppsala Bjorn (The Old) Eriksson and <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were Skogul-Tosti and <Unknown>. He was an only child. He died about 1021.¹

Death Notes
- D: Bet. 1020 and 1021

General Notes
- Olof of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung or Skautkonung, the first Christian king in Sweden, reigns between 995 and 1022. He was baptized in Husaby, Götaland in 1008. His father Eric the Victorious, is said to have been baptized, but later when returning to the Svealand kingdom fell back to heathen customs, worshipping the ancient Asa gods. He married Estrid of the Obotrites, better known as Queen Ingrid.
  
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Erik Refilsson ^*
  - b.0814
  
  Edmund Eriksson
  - b.0832 in Sweden d.0873
  
  Erik Edmundsson
  - b.0849 d.0900
  
  King of Uppsala Bjorn (The Old) Eriksson
  - b.~  0875 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~  0950
  
  Erik Bjornsson VI
  - b.0930 in Sweden d.0994 in Uppsala, Sweden
  
  King of Sweden Olaf Skotkonung III
  - b.~  0960 d.~  1021
  
  Skogul-Tosti
  - b.~  0909
  
  Sigrid (The Haughty) Storrada Skoglar-Testedot
  - b.~  0950 d.>02 Feb 1013
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

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Click here for details of Olaf's family with Edla of Sweden

¹ http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I22794&style=TABLE
Sources/Citations http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I22794&style=TABLE, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, Royalty For Commoners, Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child