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Christian V of Denmark

1646 - 1699

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Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian V of Denmark has received more than 561,354 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Christian V of Denmark is the 1,321st most popular politician (up from 1,481st in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Germany (up from 412th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular German Politician.

Christian V was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699. He was also the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. His reign was marked by a period of peace and prosperity, but he was also known for his religious intolerance.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian V of Denmark ranks 1,321 out of 19,576. Before him are Ion Iliescu, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Tipu Sultan, Ur-Nammu, and Al-Kamil. After him are Isaac Herzog, Uzun Hasan, John IV of Portugal, Olaf Tryggvason, Abaqa Khan, and Alexios V Doukas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Christian V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. After him are Ismail Ibn Sharif, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Antoine Galland, John Flamsteed, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Godfrey Kneller, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Hortense Mancini, and Alexandre Exquemelin. Among people deceased in 1699, Christian V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Jean Racine. After him are Henry Every, Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Mattia Preti, Hortense Mancini, Marco d'Aviano, Lucrezia Barberini, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, François Le Fort, and Patrick Gordon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian V of Denmark ranks 357 out of 7,253. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Theodor Schwann (1810), Otto Dix (1891), and Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845). After him are Paul Hindemith (1895), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Heinrich Mann (1871), Konrad Zuse (1910), and Ludwig Beck (1880).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian V of Denmark ranks 103. Before him are Karl Haushofer (1869), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), and Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845). After him are Ernst Thälmann (1886), Joachim Gauck (1940), Chlodio (393), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Leo von Caprivi (1831), and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911).

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