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Eric the Victorious

945 - 995

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Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish: Erik Segersäll; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric the Victorious has received more than 594,925 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Eric the Victorious is the 1,961st most popular politician (down from 1,826th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swedish Politician.

Eric the Victorious was a Viking king who ruled in the 10th century. He is most famous for conquering England and becoming the first king of England.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric the Victorious ranks 1,961 out of 15,577. Before him are John, Prince of Asturias, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Magnus the Good, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Nicolas Fouquet, and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium. After him are Yakov Sverdlov, Heinrich Brüning, Princess Isabella of Parma, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, and Injong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 945, Eric the Victorious ranks 1. After him are Al-Maqdisi, Abbo of Fleury, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, and Al-Sijzi. Among people deceased in 995, Eric the Victorious ranks 1. After him are Haakon Sigurdsson, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Ibn al-Nadim, García Fernández of Castile, and Kenneth II of Scotland.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric the Victorious ranks 79 out of 1,612. Before him are Arne Tiselius (1902), Olof Skötkonung (980), Louise of Sweden (1851), Marie Taglioni (1804), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), and Eyvind Johnson (1900). After him are Anders Zorn (1860), Lars Vilks (1946), Alva Myrdal (1902), Bibi Andersson (1935), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), and Harry Martinson (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric the Victorious ranks 23. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), and Olof Skötkonung (980). After him are Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Ermanaric (400), Birger Jarl (1210), and Anund Jacob (1008).

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