Varnhem Abbey - Buried in Varnhem

Buried in Varnhem

The grave of Birger jarl, his wife Matilda (Mechtild) and Birger's son Duke Eric
  • Inge the Elder (oral tradition, if so moved later to Vreta Abbey)
  • Canute I of Sweden
  • Eric X of Sweden
  • Eric XI of Sweden
  • Birger Jarl, his wife, Dowager Queen Matilda of Denmark, and his son Eric Birgersson
  • Björn Näf, knight, royal advisor, and teacher of Magnus Ladulås in the 13th century
  • Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, his wife Princess Maria Euphrosyne, their son Gustaf Adolf and Gustaf Adolf's wife Elisabeth Oxenstierna

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