POLITICIAN

Canute V of Denmark

1129 - 1157

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Canute V Magnussen (Danish: Knud V Magnussen) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canute V of Denmark has received more than 90,461 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Canute V of Denmark is the 2,606th most popular politician (up from 3,262nd in 2019).

Canute V of Denmark is most famous for the story of him commanding the tide to stop.

Memorability Metrics

  • 90k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Canute V of Denmarks by language

Over the past year Canute V of Denmark has had the most page views in the with 11,823 views, followed by Danish (4,535), and Russian (4,114). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (87.32%), Slovenian (70.74%), and Icelandic (52.59%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute V of Denmark ranks 2,606 out of 19,576. Before him are Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Külüg Khan, Qalawun, Yazdegerd I, Guntram, and Emperor Reigen. After him are Süleyman Çelebi, Arthur Liebehenschel, Cleomenes I, Ladislaus of Naples, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1129, Canute V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Henry the Lion. After him are Elisabeth of Schönau, and Ottokar III of Styria. Among people deceased in 1157, Canute V of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar, Yuri Dolgorukiy, and Alfonso VII of León and Castile. After him are Ramiro II of Aragon, Sweyn III of Denmark, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Eystein II of Norway.

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