Erengisle Suneson, Earl of Orkney

Erengisle Sunesson

• Son of Knight Sune Jonsson, till Flishult (Bååt) and Katarina Henriksdotter Glysing
• Erengisle Sunesson ( Bååt ), died December 26, 1392 , was a Swedish medieval stormman .
• He was born in a noble family later called Bååt (Old Swedish for boat) originally from Småland, as son of Sune Jonsson, the lawspeaker of Tiohärad, and his first wife Cathrine Henriksdatter Glysing. In 1320, Erengisle's father Sune and uncle Peter obtained the effectively hereditary position of chatelain of Viipuri castle in easternmost coast of Finland by purchasing it from the governor. It was set there by the deposed king Birger of Sweden. Peter and Sune recognized the new king, Magnus IV of Sweden, and received important privileges, which effectively turned their holding of Viipuri as an independent feudal fief, the start of a veritable margraviate (see fief of Viipuri).
• Erengisle Sunesson was during his time one of Sweden's most powerful men and in the documents is called a knight from 1344 and a councilor from 1351. In 1353 he acquired the title of earl of the Orkney Islands, which he never seems to have visited. He was part of the group of great men who opposed King Magnus Eriksson and he took part in the negotiations in Germany that led to Duke Albrekt of Mecklenburg being offered the Swedish crown.

Married

• Married: (1) Margareta
• Married: Agnes (Annot), daughter of Malise of Stratherne, earl of the Orkney Islands.
• Married: before before 20 Oct, 1377 with Ingeborg Magnusdotter
• Erengisle died childless, "at a great age", many years later. He was buried in Vadstena monastery church. His last wife, Countess Ingeborg had several children from her first marriage with lord Bengt Turesson of the family of Kraakerum. Erengisle's own nephews and nieces (and sisters) were already dead, without further issue, the last of them, Christina Ulvsdotter of Rickeby, having died in c 1389. His paternal family had only first cousins to continue the line (the Trolle, the Pipa, the Hammersta and the Snakenborg of Flishult presumably were lineages descending from such cousins).

Erengisle Sunesson (Boat)

Knight, Riksråd

Erengisle Sune's son (Bååt), son of the knight and the Riksrådet, the lawyer in Tiohärad Sune Jonsson, d. 26 dec. 1392. Along with the Västgötland lawyer Knut Magnusson, King Magnus Eriksson was accompanied on his courtship trip to Namur in 1334; named knight for the first time 25 Oct. 1344 and Riksråd 4 Aug. 1350; participated in the Lords' Day in Jönköping 1351; acquired the title of Earl of the Orkney Islands in May 1353; was district chief in Sevede district 19 June 1362..

Married 1) to Margareta ...; 2) with Annot (Agneta, Agnes), d. Before 21 dec. 1360, probably daughter of Orkney Earl Malise of Stratherne; 3) before 20 Oct. 1377 with Ingeborg Magnusdotter (lion), d. 1390 (buried 28 June), daughter of the knight Magnus Gudmarsson (lion) of the Ulvåsas family and widow of Councilor Bengt Turesson (Bielke).

E. belonged to the rebellious Swedish nobles, who in the late 1350s supported the young King Erik in the battle against his father, King Magnus Eriksson. After Erik's death, he stood by King Magnus' side for a while but soon returned to the opposition. He took part in several of the negotiations, which preceded Magnus Eriksson's removal and Albrekt's convocation, but only much later seems to have definitively joined the Mecklenburg party. During the decisive year 1371, E. was active as a Swede, councilor, and his name appears in government documents, even from the latter part of the 1370s. During the last decade of his life, he seems to have completely withdrawn from private life and stayed on his farms in southern Sweden, such as Hultaboda island in Östra härad and Ribbingshov (Vi) in Ydre härad, Småland. His will is dated 19 Jan. 1392, not quite a year before his death. Along with his third wife, he is buried in Vadstena monastery.

From Orkneyinga Saga and Barry

The 41st Earl of Orkney was a Swedish noble, the son of Sune Jonsson, grandson of Brynjolf, a Norwegian baron who had accompanied King Hakon on his disastrous trip to the West. As early as 1337 we find Erengisle entrusted with the important duties of Lawman of Tisherad, in his native realm.

While his predecessor, the 40th Earl, Malise the Second, was in Norway and Sweden [1333 - 1336], he had effected the marriage of two of his daughters; Erengisle espousing the Lady Annot de Stratherne, and Guttorrn Sperra (whose son Malise hereafter figures as Dominus de Skuldale [Roslyn Chartulary]) espousing her sister.

On the death of Malise the Second, or shortly thereafter, Erengisle claimed his wife's share of the earldom. In the year 1353 we find him executing a deed on the 10th April as plain Erengisle Sunesson, and on the 6th May following his signature appears to a document drawn up at Vagahuus concerning the Queen's dowry, occupying the foremost place among the nobles of Norway, and with the title of the Earl of Orkney. The Diploma informs us that he resided in Orkney, and although it states that he only held his wife's share of the earldom, it is plain from the Vagahuus document that he must have received the title of Earl of the Orcades from the King of Norway;

He soon became involved with the Swedish party in favour of King Eric of Pomerania, and in 1357 King Magnus of Sweden, as Regent of Norway, sequestrated all his Norwegian estates and declared his title to be forfeited.

His right to the earldom would have lapsed with the death of his countess, who died childless before 1360. In that year Erengisle grants certain lands to the monastery of Calmar for the souls of his deceased wives, Meretta and Annot or Agneta, the latter being most probably the daughter and co-heiress of Earl Malise the Second, as the name Annot is not a common one in Sweden. Nevertheless he continued to style himself Earl of Orkney during his lifetime, as appears by a deed bearing date 4th March 1388, in which he is "Comes Orchadensis;" He died in 1392.

After his forfeiture in 1357 there ensued an interval of disputed succession.

The Swedish Diplomatarium's National Archives of Medieval Letters

SDHK No: 11213

• Dating: 1378 April 23, of Issue: Vadstena

Erengisle Sunesson earlchooses his burial place in Vadstena monastery together with his wife Ingeborg and bequeaths with the consent of his friends and relatives for his soul gain and his forgiveness of sins to the sisters and brothers in this monastery the following properties and interest. In Ålems parish: by master Jöns 2 marks money, by Harald Olofsson in Bäcketorp 18 öre, by Ingeld there 18 öre, by Gudmund Gran there ½ mark, by Ragvald "Cauta" there ½ mark, by Olof Kare there 2 öre, by Peter Copper there 2 öre, in Ödebo 9 öre, by Peter Lang 9 öre and in Häggemåla 3 öre. In Mönsterås parish: in Mönsterås (village) 3 öre, in Åsevad 9 öre, in Mölstad 18 öre, in Habbestorp 12 öre and of the same croft 9 öre, in Gränebo 3 öre, in Ingebo 3 öre and in Krokstorp 3 öre. In Högsby parish: in Mellby 7 öre, in Långemåla 18 öre and 5 öre in the same place, in Släthult 18 pennies, in Böta 3 öre, in Bötterum 6 öre, in Gillberga 1 öre, in Ekeby 3 öre, in Hammarby 6 öre and in Västramark 2 ½ öre in Hammarby bay. During their lifetime, the issuers must collect the return from these properties. If they exchange any of the properties for other better or better located properties, they do so for the long-term needs of the monastery and not for their own sake. Erengisle Sunesson and Ingeborg dispose of these properties, as well as the better estates that they, according to what has been written, may be exchanged for, with full ownership of Vadstena monastery and promise that none of their heirs, born or unborn, will henceforth be able to prevent, blame or recall this. If they exchange any of the properties for other better or better located properties, they do so for the long-term needs of the monastery and not for their own sake. Erengisle Sunesson and Ingeborg dispose of these properties, as well as the better estates that they, according to what has been written, may be exchanged for, with full ownership of Vadstena monastery and promise that none of their heirs, born or unborn, will henceforth be able to prevent, blame or recall this. If they exchange any of the properties for other better or better located properties, they do so for the long-term needs of the monastery and not for their own sake. Erengisle Sunesson and Ingeborg dispose of these properties, as well as the better estates that they, according to what has been written, may be exchanged for, with full ownership of Vadstena monastery and promise that none of their heirs, born or unborn, will henceforth be able to prevent, blame or recall this. - https://www.geni.com/photo/view?album_type=photos_of_me&id=6000000005230642398&photo_id=6000000144281446821&position=0

The letter is sealed by Bishop Nils (Hermansson) in Linköping, Mr. Karl (Ulfsson) of Tofta, Mr. Birger Ulfsson, Bo Jonsson, the issuer's niece Mrs. Kristina (Ulfsdotter) in Fågelvik and Mr. Bengt Filipsson and by the issuer.- https://sok.riksarkivet.se/dokument/sdhk/11213.pdf

SDHK No:7865

• Dating: 1360 December 21

Earl Erengisle Suneson (of the Orkney Islands) announces that he has given all his estates on Öland to the Dominican sisters in Kalmar for the benefit of himself and his two wives, Märta and Annot, with the consent of his heirs and relatives: first everything he owns in Vi and Kvarnstad in Källa parish and a farm in Vannborga in Alböke parish (now in Köping parish), which estates give 20 marks of calfskin annually. Furthermore, the estate he owns in Karlevi in ​​Vickleby parish and a farm in Bröttorp, another in (Norra) Möckleby and a third in Strandtorp (all in Norra Möckleby parish), which give 20 marks of calfskin annually. He gives this on condition that the sisters celebrate specified masses and vigilios as long as the monastery stands and worship is celebrated there. If the monastery is moved or in any special way is put out of order, all the goods shall be given under Växjö Cathedral on the mentioned conditions. The issuer and the city of Kalmar, the uncle Mr. (Kettil) Glysing and the brother-in-law Nils Jonsson and the sister Mrs. Märta Sunedotter seal. - https://www.geni.com/photo/view?album_type=photos_of_me&id=6000000010420533056&photo_id=6000000143514219833&position=0

SDHK-nr: 11415

• Dating: 1379 January 18, of Issue: Orebro

Erengisle Sunesson, earl of the Orkney Islands, Bo Jonsson, drots and (east) götarnas lagman, Karl Ulfsson, svearnas (Upplands) lagman, Vicke van Vitzen, bailiff in Kalmar, Sten Bengtsson, kingdom marsh, Bengt Filipsson, Birger Ulfsson, Arvid Gustavsson, Bo Bosson, Anund Jonsson, Staffan Ulfsson, Sten Stensson, Knut Karlsson, Lars Björnsson, Folke Nilsson, the councilors of the kingdom, and Magnus Håkansson, (Peter) Porse Get, Nils Jonsson (or Jönsson, see the comment below), Birger Turesson, Ragvald Filipsson , Fjällar Pik, Peter (Petersson) Porse, Bengt Bogh, Ulf Jonsson, Magnus Porse, Sten Bosson, Karl Magnusson, Ture Bengtsson, Arvid Bengtsson, Lars Ingebjörnsson, Ragvald Nilsson, Håkan Fadersson, Staffan Nilsson, Harald Andersson, Torkel Haraldsson och Nils Arvidsson, saviors in (Sweden's) kingdom - https://sok.riksarkivet.se/dokument/sdhk/11415.pdf

Links

• https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=16244
• https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erengisle_Sunesson_(Bååt)
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Orkney
• http://fionamsinclair.co.uk/genealogy/Isles/EarlsCaithness.htm
• https://irvinemclean.com/peerage/orkney.htm

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