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Jón Magnússon, Earl of Orkney

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Jón Magnússon was Earl of Orkney in 1284–c. 1312.

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Jón Magnússon was the son of Magnus III of Orkney, and succeeded his brother to the Earldom of Orkney and Earldom of Caithness in 1284. He was a signatory of the Treaty of Birgham/Salisbury in 1290, in which Margaret, Maid of Norway, was betrothed to Edward of Carnarfon. On 5 August 1296 he swore fealty to Edward I of England at Murkle, in Caithness.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cal doc., vol ii, p184

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