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Eystein II of Norway

1125 - 1157

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Eystein Haraldsson (Old Norse: Eysteinn; Norwegian: Øystein); c. 1125 – 21 August 1157), also called Eystein II, was King of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled alongside his half-brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother Inge in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eystein II of Norway is the 11,472nd most popular politician, the 2,392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 353rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eystein II of Norway ranks 11,472 out of 19,576Before him are Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Günter Verheugen, Song Si-yeol, Constantine II, King of Armenia, Věra Jourová, and Ivo Lapenna. After him are Al-Mustamsik, Isaac René Guy le Chapelier, Otto Gessler, Gaius Memmius, Hari Singh, and Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix.

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Among people born in 1125, Eystein II of Norway ranks 13Before him are Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Petronilla of Aquitaine, Michael Glykas, Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen, and Conrad of Wittelsbach.  Among people deceased in 1157, Eystein II of Norway ranks 10Before him are Canute V of Denmark, Ramiro II of Aragon, Sweyn III of Denmark, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, and Dirk VI, Count of Holland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eystein II of Norway ranks 2,392 out of 8,785Before him are Herbert James Draper (1863), John Mahoney (1940), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Alexander Gordon Laing (1794), George Cruikshank (1792), and Arnold Wesker (1932). After him are Jude Bellingham (2003), Dora Boothby (1881), Dorian Yates (1962), Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758), Adam Clayton (1960), and Hayley Atwell (1982).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Eystein II of Norway ranks 353Before him are Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), John Owen (1616), Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406), Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964), Mary McAleese (1951), and Henry Ireton (1611). After him are Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886), Frederick Abberline (1843), Martin Rees (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), and Richard Cobden (1804).