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Abel, King of Denmark

1218 - 1252

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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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  • 39

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  • 2.00

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 1,575 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1218, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 2Before 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 4Before 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.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 60 out of 893Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Abel, King of Denmark ranks 30Before 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).