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Eric VI of Denmark

1274 - 1319

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Eric VI Menved (1274 – 13 November 1319) was King of Denmark (1286–1319). A son of King Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg, he became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered on 22 November by unknown assailants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric VI of Denmark has received more than 122,030 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Eric VI of Denmark is the 1,896th most popular politician (up from 2,623rd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 80th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric VI of Denmark is most famous for being the King of Denmark from 1286-1319. He was the son of King Christopher I of Denmark and Queen Helvig of Schleswig. He died in 1319 at the age of 36.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 1,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Tang of Shang, Cao Rui, Ismail II, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Jeconiah, and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang. After him are John V of Portugal, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Agathocles of Syracuse, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Abdurrahman Wahid, and Alexander Jagiellon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1274, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Robert the Bruce. After him are Al-Dhahabi, Marino Faliero, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Louis of Toulouse, Irene of Montferrat, and Catherine I, Latin Empress. Among people deceased in 1319, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Duccio. After him are Haakon V of Norway, Louis, Count of Évreux, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Beatrice of Luxembourg, Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, and Guan Daosheng.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 64 out of 1,032. Before him are Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Tollund Man (-400), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Anna Karina (1940), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), and Arne Jacobsen (1902). After him are August Krogh (1874), Jørn Utzon (1918), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 34. Before him are Fredrik Bajer (1837), Harald Bluetooth (935), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), and Canute IV of Denmark (1043). After him are Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Eric I of Denmark (1055), and Eric IV of Denmark (1216).

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