POLITICIAN

Christian III of Denmark

1503 - 1559

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Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian III of Denmark has received more than 823,246 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian III of Denmark is the 1,161st most popular politician (up from 1,220th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Germany (up from 338th in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Politician.

Christian III of Denmark was a Protestant king who ruled Denmark and Norway from 1534 to 1559. He succeeded his father, Frederick I, to the throne. Christian III is most famous for the introduction of Lutheranism as the official religion of Denmark.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian III of Denmark ranks 1,161 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna Jagiellon, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Mohamed Morsi, Vasili IV of Russia, Henry the Lion, and Vasili III of Russia. After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Takeda Shingen, David Lloyd George, Nikolai Yezhov, Mohamed Naguib, and Baldwin III of Jerusalem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Christian III of Denmark ranks 6. Before him are Nostradamus, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Bronzino, Isabella of Portugal, and Parmigianino. After him are Henry II of Navarre, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Gerolama Orsini, and Robert Estienne. Among people deceased in 1559, Christian III of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Henry II of France, Pope Paul IV, and Christian II of Denmark. After him are Beyhan Sultan, Isabella Jagiellon, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Benvenuto Tisi, and Robert Estienne.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian III of Denmark ranks 308 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Hoth (1885), Michael Wittmann (1914), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Sepp Dietrich (1892), Baldur von Schirach (1907), and Henry the Lion (1129). After him are Hans von Aachen (1552), Karen Horney (1885), Carl Bosch (1874), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Theodor Heuss (1884), and Julius Streicher (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian III of Denmark ranks 88. Before him are Irma Grese (1923), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), Baldur von Schirach (1907), and Henry the Lion (1129). After him are Theodor Heuss (1884), Julius Streicher (1885), Georgy Lvov (1861), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Ilse Koch (1906), and Gustav Stresemann (1878).

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