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Eric XII of Sweden

1339 - 1359

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Eric XII (Swedish: Erik Magnusson; 1339 – 20 June 1359) was King of Sweden and lord of Scania in 1344–1359. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric XII of Sweden has received more than 80,141 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Eric XII of Sweden is the 4,318th most popular politician (down from 4,064th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 164th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Swedish Politician.

Eric XII of Sweden is most famous for being the first Swedish king to take over Finland.

Memorability Metrics

  • 80k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 4,318 out of 19,576. Before him are Amin al-Hafiz, Henry McMahon, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Anwar Ibrahim, L'Inconnue de la Seine, and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg. After him are Agis II, Harald Greycloak, Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Franz Josef Strauss, and Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1339, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 6. Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Antipope Alexander V, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and Barquq. After him are Anna von Schweidnitz, Blanche of Bourbon, Juana Manuel, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Muhammad V of Granada. Among people deceased in 1359, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are Gregory Palamas, and Ivan II of Moscow. After him are Beatrice of Castile, Berdi Beg, Eleanor of Castile, Beatrice of Bavaria, Nikephoros II Orsini, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Hugh IV of Cyprus, and Vitale da Bologna.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 170 out of 1,879. Before him are Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Claes Oldenburg (1929), Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), and Sigvard Bernadotte (1907). After him are Hugo Alfvén (1872), Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Maud Adams (1945), Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), and Per Albin Hansson (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 55. Before him are Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Emund the Old (1030), Ulf Kristersson (1963), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), and Sigvard Bernadotte (1907). After him are Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), Per Albin Hansson (1885), Carl Bildt (1949), Tage Erlander (1901), and Inge the Younger (1100).

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