COMPANION

Astrid of Sweden

1905 - 1935

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Astrid of Sweden (Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra; 17 November 1905 – 29 August 1935) was a member of the Swedish House of Bernadotte and later became Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III. Following her marriage to Leopold in November 1926, she assumed the title of Duchess of Brabant. Astrid held the position of Queen of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until her death in 1935. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Astrid of Sweden has received more than 1,097,163 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Astrid of Sweden is the 85th most popular companion (down from 73rd in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 47th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Companion.

Astrid of Sweden is most famous for being the queen consort of King Olaf II of Norway and mother of King Harald III of Norway.

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  • 68.73

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  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Astrid of Sweden ranks 85 out of 784. Before her are Rabia Bala Hatun, Julia the Elder, Athaliah, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Isabella of France, and Gülfem Hatun. After her are Isabella of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Anne of Kiev, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Katharina von Bora, and Guinevere.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Astrid of Sweden ranks 15. Before her are Henry Fonda, Dag Hammarskjöld, Christian Dior, Carl David Anderson, Faustina Kowalska, and Mikhail Sholokhov. After her are Vasily Grossman, Maria von Trapp, Felix Bloch, Arthur Koestler, Marcel Lefebvre, and Raymond Aron. Among people deceased in 1935, Astrid of Sweden ranks 12. Before her are Fernando Pessoa, Paul Signac, Emmy Noether, Arthur Henderson, Alban Berg, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. After her are André Citroën, Carlos Gardel, Auguste Escoffier, Victor Grignard, Charles Richet, and Izz ad-Din al-Qassam.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Astrid of Sweden ranks 56 out of 1,879. Before her are Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Benny Andersson (1946), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Max von Sydow (1929), and Stellan Skarsgård (1951). After her are Anita Ekberg (1931), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Folke Bernadotte (1895), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), and Björn Borg (1956).

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Among COMPANIONS In Sweden

Among companions born in Sweden, Astrid of Sweden ranks 2. Before her are Ingrid of Sweden (1910). After her are Louise of Sweden (1851), Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516), Karin Månsdotter (1550), Gunilla Bielke (1568), Catherine Stenbock (1535), Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277), Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549), Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805), and Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (1984).

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