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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 114,147 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Eric VI of Denmark is the 2,631st most popular politician (up from 2,764th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 87th in 2019) and the 38th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 2,631 out of 15,577Before him are Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Gisela of Hungary, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Emperor Ling of Han, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, and Wilhelm Liebknecht. After him are Megawati Sukarnoputri, Quirinius, John I of Aragon, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, and Manfred Gerlach.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 81 out of 893Before him are Canute Lavard (1096), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Rasmus Rask (1787), and Maximilian von Spee (1861). After him are Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Michael Laudrup (1964), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), and Valdemar III of Denmark (1314).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric VI of Denmark ranks 38Before him are Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric I of Denmark (1055), and Christopher II of Denmark (1276). After him are Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853).