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Eric IV of Denmark

1216 - 1250

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Eric IV (c. 1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny (Danish: Erik Plovpenning), was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric IV of Denmark has received more than 205,319 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Eric IV of Denmark is the 2,533rd most popular politician (up from 2,685th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric IV of Denmark is most famous for being the first king of Denmark and Norway. He was born in 1209 and became king in 1227. He died in 1259.

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  • 69.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 2,533 out of 19,576. Before him are Irene of Hungary, Victor Lustig, Tomislav Nikolić, Georges Couthon, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Paul Reynaud. After him are Souphanouvong, Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, Jie of Xia, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Lee Hsien Loong, and Charibert I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1216, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Robert I, Count of Artois, Eric XI of Sweden, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, and Safi al-Din al-Urmawi. Among people deceased in 1250, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Villard de Honnecourt, Robert I, Count of Artois, Eric XI of Sweden, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Guillaume de Sonnac, and Alberic of Trois-Fontaines.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 80 out of 1,032. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Michael Laudrup (1964), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), and Eric I of Denmark (1055). After him are Jens Christian Skou (1918), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Gerda Wegener (1886), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), and Sven Hassel (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 40. Before him are Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), and Eric I of Denmark (1055). After 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).

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