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Eric III of Denmark

1100 - 1146

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Eric III Lamb (Danish: Erik III Lam, c. 1120 – 27 August 1146) was King of Denmark from 1137 until 1146. He was the grandson of Eric I and the nephew of Eric II, whom he succeeded on the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric III of Denmark has received more than 151,041 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Eric III of Denmark is the 3,041st most popular politician (up from 3,910th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 117th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric III of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Eric II of Denmark and his wife, Queen Margaret. He was king of Denmark from 1241 to 1250. Eric III was a weak king, and he had to rely on his advisers to rule Denmark.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric III of Denmark ranks 3,041 out of 19,576. Before him are Topa Inca Yupanqui, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Walter Hallstein, Emperor Kōrei, and Muwatalli II. After him are Condoleezza Rice, Abdul Hamid, Augustin Robespierre, Hormizd IV, Ali Bongo Ondimba, and Deioces.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Eric III of Denmark ranks 16. Before him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Albert the Bear, Shirkuh, Pope Adrian IV, and Emperor Qinzong. After him are Sverker I of Sweden, Inge the Elder, Antipope Gregory VIII, Kerbogha, Khabul Khan, and Arnold of Brescia. Among people deceased in 1146, Eric III of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Imad ad-Din Zengi. After him are Injong of Goryeo, Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary, Vsevolod II of Kiev, and Gertrude of Sulzbach.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric III of Denmark ranks 97 out of 1,032. Before him are Georg Brandes (1842), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), John, King of Denmark (1455), Canute Lavard (1096), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), and Niels Gade (1817). After him are Maximilian von Spee (1861), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Harald Bohr (1887), and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric III of Denmark ranks 47. Before him are Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Absalon (1128), John, King of Denmark (1455), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), Eric II of Denmark (1090), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796).

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