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Frederick IX of Denmark

1899 - 1972

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Frederik IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. He was the first child of Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine). He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick IX of Denmark has received more than 2,143,336 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Frederick IX of Denmark is the 403rd most popular politician (up from 599th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 17th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Politician.

Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. He was the son of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Ingrid of Sweden, with whom he had four children. In 1947, he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father.

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  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 403 out of 19,576. Before him are Ay, Decius, Michael I of Romania, Selim III, Charles III of Spain, and Philip I of Castile. After him are Priam, Philip VI of France, Miklós Horthy, Mahmud I, Clara Zetkin, and Olof Palme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 8. Before him are Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Hitchcock, Jorge Luis Borges, Al Capone, Vladimir Nabokov, and Friedrich Hayek. After him are Lavrentiy Beria, Yasunari Kawabata, Humphrey Bogart, László Bíró, Fred Astaire, and Duke Ellington. Among people deceased in 1972, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Harry S. Truman, Ip Man, and Asta Nielsen. After him are Yasunari Kawabata, Edward VIII, M. C. Escher, Maria Goeppert Mayer, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Igor Sikorsky, and Ezra Pound.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 10 out of 1,032. Before him are Niels Bohr (1885), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), and Asta Nielsen (1881). After him are Björn Ironside (800), Karen Blixen (1885), Vitus Bering (1681), Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), and Margaret I of Denmark (1353).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), and Cnut the Great (995). After him are Björn Ironside (800), Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).

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