1826 - 1872
Charles XV or Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen; Swedish and Norwegian officially: Karl; 3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his death in 1872. Charles was the third Swedish monarch from the House of Bernadotte. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles XV of Sweden has received more than 613,963 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Charles XV of Sweden is the 1,093rd most popular politician (down from 886th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 41st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swedish Politician.
Charles XV of Sweden is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1859 to 1872. He was the son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.
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Among politicians, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 1,093 out of 15,577. Before him are Sunjo of Joseon, Klement Gottwald, Hassan Rouhani, Afonso V of Portugal, Constans II, and Jalal Talabani. After him are Isaac II Angelos, Rani of Jhansi, Yu the Great, James Buchanan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Stephen III of Moldavia.
1790 - 1834
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,087
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,088
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,089
1432 - 1481
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,090
630 - 668
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,091
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,092
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1,093
1155 - 1204
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,094
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,095
2123 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,096
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,097
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,098
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,099
Among people born in 1826, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, Carlo Collodi, Eugénie de Montijo, and Gustave Moreau. After him are Ludwig Minkus, Wilhelm Liebknecht, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Armand David, Zénobe Gramme, and Frederic Edwin Church. Among people deceased in 1872, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are Ludwig Feuerbach, Samuel Morse, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. After him are Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Franz Grillparzer, Kawakami Gensai, N. F. S. Grundtvig, and William Webb Ellis.
1826 - 1866
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 1
1826 - 1890
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 2
1826 - 1920
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 4
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 5
1826 - 1917
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 6
1826 - 1900
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 8
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 9
1826 - 1900
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10
1826 - 1901
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 11
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 12
1804 - 1872
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
1791 - 1872
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 3
1805 - 1872
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 4
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 5
1811 - 1872
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
1806 - 1872
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
1807 - 1872
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 8
1791 - 1872
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 9
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 10
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 11
1806 - 1872
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12
Among people born in Sweden, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 48 out of 1,612. Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), and Astrid of Sweden (1905). After him are Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), and Gunnar Nordahl (1921).
1778 - 1837
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 42
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 43
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 44
1901 - 1954
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 45
1533 - 1577
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 46
1905 - 1935
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 47
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 48
1912 - 1947
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 49
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 50
1864 - 1931
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 51
1891 - 1974
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 52
1755 - 1810
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 53
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 54
Among politicians born in Sweden, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 20. Before him are Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), and Eric XIV of Sweden (1533). After him are Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Olof Skötkonung (980), Eric the Victorious (945), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861).
1748 - 1818
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 14
1746 - 1792
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 15
1778 - 1837
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 16
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 17
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 18
1533 - 1577
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 19
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 20
1583 - 1654
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 21
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 22
945 - 995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 23
1409 - 1470
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 24
1700 - 1739
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 25
1861 - 1951
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 26