1218 - 1252
Abel Valdemarsen (1218 – 29 June 1252) was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal, and brother to kings Eric IV and Christopher I.As Duke of Schleswig, Abel came into conflict with his brother, King Eric IV, whose murder in 1250 he was suspected of orchestrating. Upon taking an oath to clear himself of the allegations, he was elected king. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel, King of Denmark has received more than 74,638 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Abel, King of Denmark is the 1,575th most popular politician (down from 1,469th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 57th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Danish Politician.
Abel was the first son of Adam and Eve, and he was killed by his brother Cain.
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Among politicians, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 1,575 out of 15,577. Before him are Vallabhbhai Patel, Shalmaneser III, Ismail Ibn Sharif, James II of Aragon, Victoria of Baden, and Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence. After him are Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Al-Mu'tasim, Carloman, Xerxes II of Persia, and Joseph I of Portugal.
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,569
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,570
1646 - 1727
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,571
1267 - 1327
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,572
1862 - 1930
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,573
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,574
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,575
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,576
985 - 1021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,577
796 - 842
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,578
710 - 754
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,579
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,580
1714 - 1777
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,581
Among people born in 1218, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Rudolf I of Germany. After him are Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, Emperor Chūkyō, Manuel I of Trebizond, Kujō Yoritsune, and Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1252, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Blanche of Castile, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, and Ferdinand III of Castile. After him are Sorghaghtani Beki, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Peter of Verona, Rose of Viterbo, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bohemond V of Antioch, Sviatoslav III of Vladimir, and Zdislava Berka.
1218 - 1291
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 1
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 2
1218 - 1288
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3
1218 - 1234
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4
1218 - 1263
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 5
1218 - 1256
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 6
1218 - 1279
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 7
1188 - 1252
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1
1182 - 1252
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 2
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 3
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 4
1190 - 1252
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 5
1216 - 1252
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 6
1206 - 1252
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 7
1233 - 1252
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
1204 - 1252
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 9
1199 - 1252
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
1196 - 1252
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 11
1215 - 1252
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 12
Among people born in Denmark, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 60 out of 893. Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918), Nicolas Steno (1638), Anna Karina (1940), Gerda Wegener (1886), Carl Nielsen (1865), and Aage Bohr (1922). After him are Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), and August Krogh (1874).
1918 - 2008
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 54
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 55
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 56
1886 - 1940
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 57
1865 - 1931
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 58
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 59
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 60
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 61
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 62
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 63
1043 - 1086
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 64
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 65
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 66
Among politicians born in Denmark, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 30. Before him are Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), and Christian VI of Denmark (1699). After him are Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Canute Lavard (1096), and Eric I of Denmark (1055).
1786 - 1848
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 24
1534 - 1588
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 25
1808 - 1863
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 26
1471 - 1533
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 27
1320 - 1375
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 28
1699 - 1746
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 29
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 30
1043 - 1086
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 31
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 32
1249 - 1286
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 33
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
1096 - 1131
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 35
1055 - 1103
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 36