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Eric I of Denmark

Danish monarch

1055 - 1103

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His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 39 in 2024). Eric I of Denmark is the 3,105th most popular politician (down from 2,351st in 2024), the 97th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 79th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Danish Politician.

Eric I of Denmark is most famous for his reign as king of Denmark from 1282 to 1319. He was the son of King Valdemar II and Queen Sofia, and he was the first Danish king to be crowned in Lund Cathedral.

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Eric I of Denmark is the most memorable of the 3 notable people born in Slangerup, in what is now modern-day Denmark, ahead of Thomas Kingo and Jesper Hansen.

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More than 9 centuries after death, Eric I of Denmark still holds rank #9,700 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Eric I of Denmark's biography appears in 38 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 81% of all Politicians.

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Eric I of Denmark shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Eric I of Denmark ranks 3,104 out of 19,576. Before him are Safi of Persia, Qazi Muhammad, Wilhelm Cuno, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Princess Louise of Prussia, and Hissène Habré. After him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Victor, Eadred, Gabriel Bethlen, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, and Atossa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Malik-Shah I. After him are Bertha of Holland, Adhemar of Le Puy, Guibert of Nogent, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1103, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Magnus Barefoot. After him are Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, Isaac Alfasi, and Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 97 out of 1,032. Before him are Allan Simonsen (1952), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Hans Christian Gram (1853), and Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796).

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Among Politicians In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 43. Before him are Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), and Absalon (1128).

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