Knut Alvsson secures his right to the inheritance
SDHK 34238 · 10. august 1500 · Söderköping
Knut Alvsson of Tre Rosor, lord of Giske, here secures proof of his right to the Swedish inherited estates after the division at Skara. The confirmation comes from Svante Nilsson, who soon became one of his closest allies.
What the letter says
The knight Svante Nilsson of Eksjö, marshal of Sweden, and the squire Måns Länk confirm at Söderköping on 10 August 1500 that they have seen and read several letters with intact seals that Knut Alvsson's co-heirs issued at Skara. In them the knights Erik Eriksson and Abraham Eriksson, Lady Kristina, widow of Hans Åkesson, and Lady Sigrid, widow of Nils Eriksson, bound themselves to do Knut Alvsson full right regarding the inheritance after Sir Erik Eriksson, his wife Lady Kristina and her sister Lady Magdalena.
Background
Knut Alvsson of Tre Rosor, lord of Giske, took part in the division at Skara in January 1500 after his parents-in-law and the daughters of King Karl Knutsson (see SDHK 34161 and the other division letters). Half a year later he had the marshal Svante Nilsson confirm the content of the letters. Such a confirmation, a vidimus, was a common way of securing a right, because the original letters were kept by the other heirs. Knut was probably keen to have proof in hand for the Swedish estates. Svante Nilsson soon became one of Knut's closest allies in the conflict with King Hans.
People: Knut Alvsson