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Absalon

1128 - 1201

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Absalon (c. 1128 – 21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I of Denmark. He was a key figure in the Danish policies of territorial expansion in the Baltic Sea, Europeanization in close relationship with the Holy See, and reform in the relation between the Church and the public. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Absalon has received more than 266,335 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Absalon is the 2,790th most popular politician (up from 3,267th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 103rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Danish Politician.

Absalon was the archbishop of Denmark in the 11th century. He was also the father of King Valdemar I of Denmark.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Absalon ranks 2,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdul Rahman Arif, Sigismund of Burgundy, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Theophano, Gudrun Burwitz, and Chilperic I. After him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Bolesław Bierut, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Causantín mac Cináeda, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, and Mykola Azarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1128, Absalon ranks 1. After him are Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Adolf II of Holstein. Among people deceased in 1201, Absalon ranks 2. Before him is Léonin. After him are Agnes of Merania, Theobald III, Count of Champagne, Igor Svyatoslavich, Bohemond III of Antioch, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Constance, Duchess of Brittany, Bolesław I the Tall, Irene Komnene Doukaina, Walter of Châtillon, and Elena Asenina of Bulgaria.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Absalon ranks 90 out of 1,032. Before him are Gerda Wegener (1886), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Sven Hassel (1917), Allan Simonsen (1952), Anne of Denmark (1574), and Christina of Denmark (1521). After him are Georg Brandes (1842), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), John, King of Denmark (1455), Canute Lavard (1096), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), and Niels Gade (1817).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Absalon ranks 44. Before him are Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), and Christopher I of Denmark (1219). After him are John, King of Denmark (1455), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), and Eric II of Denmark (1090).

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