1339 - 1359
Eric XII (Swedish: Erik Magnusson; 1339 – 20 June 1359) was King of Sweden and lord of Scania in 1344–1359. He was a co-ruler with his father, King Magnus IV, from 1356 until his death in 1359.Referring to Erik Magnusson as King Eric XII is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–68). He and his brother Charles IX (1604–1611) adopted numerals according to a fictitious history of Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric XII of Sweden has received more than 73,890 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric XII of Sweden is the 4,074th most popular politician (up from 4,272nd in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 180th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Swedish Politician.
Eric XII of Sweden is most famous for being the first Swedish king to take over Finland.
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Among politicians, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 4,074 out of 15,577. Before him are Berenice III of Egypt, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Rumen Radev, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. After him are Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Ricardo Lagos, Sisygambis, Stefan the First-Crowned, Franz Josef Strauss, and Shamash-shum-ukin.
120 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,068
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,069
1417 - 1468
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,070
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,071
1765 - 1796
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,072
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,073
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,074
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,075
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,076
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,077
1166 - 1228
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,078
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,079
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,080
Among people born in 1339, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Antipope Alexander V, and Louis I, Duke of Anjou. After him are Anna von Schweidnitz, Barquq, Blanche of Bourbon, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Muhammad V of Granada, Juana Manuel, and Frederick, Duke of Bavaria. 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, Vitale da Bologna, and Hugh IV of Cyprus.
1339 - 1406
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
1339 - 1365
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 2
1339 - 1410
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 3
1339 - 1384
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 4
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 5
1339 - 1362
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
1339 - 1399
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 7
1339 - 1361
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 8
1339 - 1399
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 9
1339 - 1391
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 10
1339 - 1381
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 11
1339 - 1393
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
1296 - 1359
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1
1326 - 1359
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 2
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3
1293 - 1359
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 4
1310 - 1359
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 5
1307 - 1359
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 6
1344 - 1359
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 7
1328 - 1359
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 8
1289 - 1359
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 9
1294 - 1359
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 10
Among people born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 165 out of 1,612. Before him are Stenkil (1030), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516), Gustaf de Laval (1845), Karin Månsdotter (1550), and Elias Magnus Fries (1794). After him are Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Inge the Younger (1100), Kurt Hamrin (1934), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), and Inger Nilsson (1959).
1030 - 1066
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 159
1681 - 1708
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 160
1516 - 1551
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 161
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 162
1550 - 1612
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 163
1794 - 1878
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 164
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 165
1792 - 1841
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 166
1100 - 1125
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 167
1934 - 2024
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 168
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 169
1613 - 1676
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 170
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 171
Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 53. Before him are Eric XI of Sweden (1216), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Stenkil (1030), and Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681). After him are Inge the Younger (1100), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Ingvar Carlsson (1934), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), John I of Sweden (1201), and Tage Erlander (1901).
1216 - 1250
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 47
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 48
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 49
1860 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 50
1030 - 1066
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 51
1681 - 1708
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 52
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 53
1100 - 1125
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 54
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 55
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 56
1493 - 1520
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 57
1201 - 1222
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 58
1901 - 1985
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 59