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Eric I of Denmark

1055 - 1103

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Eric I (c. 1060 – 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 219,068 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Eric I of Denmark is the 2,379th most popular politician (up from 2,545th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 80th in 2019) and the 36th 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 2,379 out of 15,577Before him are Grigory Orlov, Lyudmila Putina, Sancho III of Pamplona, Alboin, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Emperor Gaozong of Song. After him are Francesco II Sforza, Childebert III, Michael D. Higgins, Zhang Liang, Jacob Zuma, and Mohammad Khatami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2Before him is Malik-Shah I. After him are Bertha of Holland, Adhemar of Le Puy, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Guibert of Nogent. Among people deceased in 1103, Eric I of Denmark ranks 1After 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 77 out of 893Before him are Eric V of Denmark (1249), Christina of Denmark (1521), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Sven Hassel (1917), Canute Lavard (1096), and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879). After him are Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Rasmus Rask (1787), Maximilian von Spee (1861), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), and Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 36Before him are Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), and Sweyn III of Denmark (1125).