RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eric IX of Sweden

1120 - 1160

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Saint Erik (Erik den helige or Sankt Erik; died 18 May 1160), also called Erik Jedvardsson, Eric IX, Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric IX of Sweden has received more than 342,072 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Eric IX of Sweden is the 560th most popular religious figure (down from 511th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Eric IX of Sweden was most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1250-1275.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 560 out of 3,187. Before him are Josemaría Escrivá, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Pope John XIII, Ludmila of Bohemia, Paul the Deacon, and Pope Victor II. After him are Ali al-Hadi, Antipope Alexander V, Al-Suyuti, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, and Pope Donus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Louis VII of France. After him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Bolesław IV the Curly, Helmold, Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1160, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Peter Lombard. After him are Constance of Castile, Adelard of Bath, Niklot, Al-Muqtafi, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Raymond du Puy, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Theodore Prodromos, Herman of Carinthia, and Ibn al-Qalanisi.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 77 out of 1,879. Before him are Eyvind Johnson (1900), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Louise of Sweden (1851), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Hannes Alfvén (1908), and Sven Hedin (1865). After him are Olof Skötkonung (980), Eric the Victorious (945), Marie Taglioni (1804), Harry Martinson (1904), Hugo Theorell (1903), and Axel Oxenstierna (1583).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 2. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303). After him are Olaus Magnus (1490), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Laurentius Petri (1499), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870).

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