Charles the Deaf ( sv, Karl Döve) from the House of Bjelbo (''Folkungaätten'') was the

jarl Jarl is a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. ''Jarl'' could also mean a sovereign prince. For example, the rulers of several of the petty k ...

of Sweden during 1216–1220.

Biography

His father was magnate

Bengt Snivil Bengt Snivil (also known as ''Bengt Snivel'') from the House of Bjelbo was a Swedish magnate in mid-12th century. Some more or less romantic later literature has given him the title of jarl, although no proper historical source attests to such. ...

. He was the brother of

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and jarl

Birger Brosa Birger Brosa Old Norse: ''Birgir Brósa'' (died 9 January 1202) was jarl of Sweden from 1174 to 1202. Biography He was a son of Bengt Snivil and a member of the powerful House of Bjälbo. In the medieval texts he is either called the '' jarl ...

and father of jarl

Ulf Fase Ulf Fase (died 1247) was the jarl of Sweden (c. 1221-47) . Biography Ulf Fase was probably the son of jarl Charles the Deaf (''Karl Döve'') and member the house of Folkung (''Folkungaätten''). After jarl Charles had been killed during t ...

. Charles died at the

Battle of Lihula The Battle of Lihula or Battle of Leal was fought between invading Swedes and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia in 1220. The exact date remains uncertain, though some historians suggest that the battle took place on Augu ...

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August 8, 1220.Lindström, p 274. The seal of Charles, discovered in the early 1990s, is dated to the end of the 12th century and thus the oldest preserved personal object in Swedish history. Personal seals were normally broken to pieces at the death of the owner in order to prevent later abuse, and the intact seal of Charles is therefore unique.Auktionsverket The

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bought it in 2001 for SEK 800,000.Rötter

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* * * 1220 deaths Swedish military personnel killed in action Swedish politicians 13th-century Swedish people Year of birth unknown Swedish jarls {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub