Bo Jonsson (Grip) was head of the royal council and marshal under the regency of Magnus II of Sweden. Also in the council was his friend and colleague, Karl Ulfsson av Ulvåsa, eldest son of Saint Birgitta. From 1369, during Albert of Sweden’s reign, he was "Officialis Generalis" (the king's highest official) and from 1371 Lord High Steward ("drots" in Swedish). Bo Jonsson dominated the political life of Sweden and Finland for decades. Wikipedia
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