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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. 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

Among politicians, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 4,074 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1339, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 5Before 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 3Before 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.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 165 out of 1,612Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XII of Sweden ranks 53Before 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).