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Eric I of Denmark

1055 - 1103

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Eric I (c. 1056 – 10 July 1103), also known as Eric the Good (Danish: Erik Ejegod), was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095. He was a son of Sweyn II. His mother's identity remains unknown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric I of Denmark has received more than 237,083 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Eric I of Denmark is the 2,355th most popular politician (up from 2,371st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 76th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric I of Denmark is most famous for his reign as king of Denmark from 1282 to 1319. He was the son of King Valdemar II and Queen Sofia, and he was the first Danish king to be crowned in Lund Cathedral.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2,355 out of 19,576. Before him are Urraca of León, Valdas Adamkus, Fausta, Theudebert I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Alfonso IX of León. After him are Erich Mielke, Magnus IV of Sweden, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Léon Bourgeois, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, and Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Malik-Shah I. After him are Bertha of Holland, Adhemar of Le Puy, Theophylact of Ohrid, Guibert of Nogent, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1103, Eric I of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Magnus Barefoot, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, Isaac Alfasi, and Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 79 out of 1,032. Before him are Inge Lehmann (1888), Rasmus Rask (1787), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Michael Laudrup (1964), and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771). After him are Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Jens Christian Skou (1918), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Gerda Wegener (1886), and Christopher I of Denmark (1219).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 39. Before him are Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771). After him are Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Absalon (1128), and John, King of Denmark (1455).

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