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Eric II of Denmark

1090 - 1137

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Eric II the Memorable (Danish: Erik II Emune; c. 1090 – 18 September 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niels of Denmark, and was declared king in 1134. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric II of Denmark has received more than 163,427 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Eric II of Denmark is the 3,292nd most popular politician (down from 2,976th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric II of Denmark is most famous for his involvement in the death of his brother, King Abel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eric II of Denmarks by language

Over the past year Eric II of Denmark has had the most page views in the with 24,212 views, followed by Danish (8,603), and Russian (3,593). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (77.97%), Catalan (59.08%), and Hebrew (58.38%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric II of Denmark ranks 3,292 out of 19,576. Before him are Tahmasp II, Sancho IV of Castile, Bruno Kreisky, Tutush I, Otto Bauer, and Lázaro Cárdenas. After him are Samuel Aba, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Deodoro da Fonseca, Apepi, Florian Geyer, and Sundiata Keita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090, Eric II of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, and Antipope Anacletus II. After him are Qin Hui, Sigurd the Crusader, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Douce I, Countess of Provence, Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen, and Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 1137, Eric II of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Louis VI of France, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ramanuja. After him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Antipope Gregory VIII, Adela of Normandy, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Malmfred of Kiev, Ingeborg of Kiev, and Pons, Count of Tripoli.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric II of Denmark ranks 105 out of 1,032. Before him are Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Harald Bohr (1887), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), and Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847). After him are Bille August (1948), Hans Christian Gram (1853), Brigitte Nielsen (1963), Sophia Brahe (1556), Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), and Nicolai Abildgaard (1743).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric II of Denmark ranks 50. Before him are Absalon (1128), John, King of Denmark (1455), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853). After him are Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Gudfred (800), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), and Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776).

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