Magnus Forteman

Magnus Forteman was the legendary first potestaat (or magistrate governor) and commander of Frisia which is now part of Germany and the Netherlands.

The eyes of Pope Leo III were said to have been pulled out,[1] and he was then expelled from Rome by a group of nobles who did not accept his authority.

[clarification needed] Also Charles gave them a golden crown in the shield, and a half eagle in their coat of arms, as a token that they had received freedom from the Emperor.

[citation needed] His father was said to be Gustavus Forteman who founded the first Christian church in 777 in Friesland, the Cathedral of Almenum.

[3] Also Jancko Douwama mentions the conquest of Rome by Magnus, the risk and reward in the form of the Karelsprivilege in his "Book of the Parties" in 1525.