1381 - 1459
Eric of Pomerania (Polish: Eryk Pomorski [Eric the Pomeranian]; 1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459), ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412. Eric is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and has been called Eric XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric of Pomerania has received more than 922,355 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Eric of Pomerania is the 4th most popular pirate, the 55th most popular biography from Poland (down from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Polish Pirate.
Eric of Pomerania is most famous for being the king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He was also the King of England.
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Among pirates, Eric of Pomerania ranks 4 out of 25. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Blackbeard, and Henry Morgan. After him are Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack, Mary Read, D. B. Cooper, William Kidd, François l'Olonnais, and Sextus Pompey.
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 1
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 2
1635 - 1688
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 3
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 4
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 5
1682 - 1722
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 6
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 7
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 8
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 9
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 10
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 11
67 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1381, Eric of Pomerania ranks 2. Before him is Rita of Cascia. After him are John I, Duke of Bourbon, Chang of Goryeo, Colette of Corbie, and Lawrence Justinian. Among people deceased in 1459, Eric of Pomerania ranks 1. After him are Poggio Bracciolini, Fra Mauro, Ausiàs March, Antoninus of Florence, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, John Fastolf, Gregory III of Constantinople, and Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein.
1381 - 1457
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 1
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 2
1381 - 1434
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3
1381 - 1389
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4
1381 - 1447
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5
1381 - 1456
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 6
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 1
1380 - 1459
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 2
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 4
1389 - 1459
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 5
1385 - 1459
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 6
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 7
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
1401 - 1459
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 9
Among people born in Poland, Eric of Pomerania ranks 55 out of 1,454. Before him are Paul Ehrlich (1854), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Władysław III of Poland (1424), Klaus Kinski (1926), Otto Stern (1888), and Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768). After him are Ferdinand Lassalle (1825), Casimir III the Great (1310), Andrzej Wajda (1926), Bolesław I the Brave (967), Emil von Behring (1854), and Erich von Falkenhayn (1861).
1854 - 1915
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 49
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 50
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 51
1926 - 1991
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 52
1888 - 1969
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 53
1768 - 1834
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 54
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 55
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 56
1310 - 1370
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 57
1926 - 2016
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 58
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 59
1854 - 1917
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 60
1861 - 1922
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 61
Among pirates born in Poland, Eric of Pomerania ranks 1.