Lord Tord Röriksson, nicknamed Bonde, Lord of Penningby (born in the 1350s, died 21 March 1417, ''Toordh Bonde'' in his era's
Old Swedish
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language; ''Tord Bonde'' in today Swedish) was a medieval Swedish magnate.
Tord Bonde was born into the highest nobility of his era's Sweden. His parents were lord Rörik Tordsson (of the Bonde) and lady Märta Gisladotter (of the so-called Sparre of Aspnäs). Tord Bonde was married to lady Ramborg Nilsdotter (of the
Vasa family
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).
Quite young, he was entrusted with the position of castellan of
Raseborg
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, Finland. He was knighted and appointed a Royal Councillor. Later, he allied himself with Queen
Margaret I of Denmark
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and benefited from being her trusted agent. In 1403 lord Tord received an appointment as
chatelain of Viipuri
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castle and county, at which office he would serve until his death.
In 1404, he started to launch offensives against Russians that led to a new treaty. In September 1408, hostilities opened again. Tord Bonde fought the Russians by, for example, using sea piracy against their commerce. In 1409 again a new treaty brought further advantages to the Swedish. Around 1411 Russians, having felt Viipuri a haven of hostile actions and aggression, launched an attack. Most of the town was destroyed. However, the castle did not surrender, the besiegers ultimately retreated, and peace was restored.
His son Knut Bonde died in 1413, a couple of years after having had a son of his own,
Charles Knutsson
Charles VIII ( sv, Karl; 1408–1470), contemporaneously known as Charles II and called Charles I in Norwegian context, was king of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465 and 1467–1470) and king of Norway (1449–1450).
Regnal name
Charles was the ...
(1408–70), who would become King of Sweden in 1448. Tord's second son was Karl Bonde, and Tord's daughter Margareta Tordsdotter married lord Ivar Nilson. His other grandchildren included Tord Carlsson Bonde the marshal, and lady Ingeborg Ivarsdotter, who would become mother of five of the Tott Axelssons.
Swedish nobility
1350s births
1417 deaths
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