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3 unusual facts about Hoskuld Hoskuldsson


Hoskuld Hoskuldsson

Hoskuld Hoskuldsson (1465/1470–c.1537 ) was the 28th and last Roman Catholic Bishop of Stavanger, from 1513 until the Reformation in 1537, and also a member of the Riksråd.

Since he became the Bishop of Stavanger, Hoskuld was a member of the Riksråd National Council and participated in meetings in Oslo and Copenhagen.

According to the Danish historian Arild Huitfeldt in 1595, Truid Ulfstand then brought the Bishop of Stavanger to Copenhagen as a prisoner in 1537.


Frederick II, Elector Palatine

Olav Engelbrektsson fled the country, bishops Hoskuld Hoskuldsson and Mogens Lauritssøn were arrested, other supporters were punished and the Catholic Church in Norway and the Council of the Realm were abolished.


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