The Most Famous
PIRATES from Poland
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Pirates of all time. This list of famous Polish Pirates is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Eric of Pomerania (1381 - 1459)
With an HPI of 76.24, Eric of Pomerania is the most famous Polish Pirate. His biography has been translated into 47 different languages on wikipedia.
Erik of Pomerania (c. 1381/1382 – 24 September 1459) ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412. Erik is known as Erik III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Erik VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and has been called Erik XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). Erik was ultimately deposed from all three kingdoms of the union, but in 1449 he inherited one of the partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania and ruled it as duke until his death in 1459. His epithet of Pomerania was a pejorative intended to insinuate that he did not belong in Scandinavia.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Polish pirates born between 1381 and 1381. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Polish pirates include Eric of Pomerania.
