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Eric V of Denmark

1249 - 1286

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Eric V Klipping (1249 – 22 November 1286) was King of Denmark from 1259 to 1286. After his father Christopher I died, his mother Margaret Sambiria ruled Denmark in his name until 1266, proving to be a competent regent. Between 1261 and 1262, the young King Eric was a prisoner in Holstein following a military defeat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric V of Denmark has received more than 212,711 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Eric V of Denmark is the 1,981st most popular politician (up from 2,086th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 70th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric V of Denmark was most famous for being a king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He died in 1359.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric V of Denmark ranks 1,981 out of 19,576. Before him are John II of Aragon, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Wilhelm Marx, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Juraj Jánošík. After him are Vincent Auriol, Willi Stoph, Fuad Masum, Robert Ritter von Greim, Merneith, and László Sólyom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1249, Eric V of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Robert III, Count of Flanders, John Balliol, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Emperor Kameyama, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, Zhu Shijie, and John I, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1286, Eric V of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Bar Hebraeus, Alexander III of Scotland, Gurju Khatun, Zhenjin, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, William of Moerbeke, John I, Duke of Brittany, Sophia of Denmark, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric V of Denmark ranks 68 out of 1,032. Before him are Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), August Krogh (1874), Jørn Utzon (1918), and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900). After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Peter Schmeichel (1963), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Inge Lehmann (1888), and Rasmus Rask (1787).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric V of Denmark ranks 36. Before him are Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900). After him are Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), and Prince George of Denmark (1653).

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