He was the country's foremost Norwegian-born noble in his time; he inherited the Giske and Sudreim potential claim to the Norwegian throne in accordance with the order of succession agreed to by Norwegian nobility and religious leadership when the Sverre dynasty became extinct.
He was the country's foremost Norwegian-born noble in his time and served as fief-holder in southern-central Norway. He inherited the Giske and Sudreim potential claim to the Norwegian throne in accordance with the order of succession agreed to by Norwegian nobility and religious leadership when the Sverre dynasty became extinct.