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Gudfred

800 - 810

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Gudfred was a ninth century Danish king who reigned from at least 804 to 810. Alternate spellings include Godfred (Danish), Göttrick (German), Gøtrik (Danish), Gudrød (Danish), and Godofredus (Latin). He stands at the threshold of the History of Denmark in the sense that he is the first ruler about whom there is substantial knowledge from contemporary sources. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gudfred has received more than 248,776 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gudfred is the 3,813th most popular politician (down from 3,498th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 114th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Danish Politician.

Gudfred was most famous for being the first king of Denmark. He was the son of Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod.

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  • 60.58

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gudfred ranks 3,813 out of 15,577Before him are Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Haman, Ephraim Katzir, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. After him are Tassos Papadopoulos, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Menua, Theuderic II, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Shapur III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Gudfred ranks 15Before him are Offa of Mercia, Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, Horik I, Sigurd Ring, and Pribina. After him are Piast the Wheelwright, Al-Muqanna, Antipope Philip, Thyra, Hemma, and George Syncellus. Among people deceased in 810, Gudfred ranks 3Before him are Widukind and Pepin of Italy. After him are George Syncellus, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Rotrude, and Eardwulf of Northumbria.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gudfred ranks 117 out of 893Before him are Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Allan Simonsen (1952), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), and Boetius of Dacia (1240). After him are Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), and Erik Bruhn (1928).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Gudfred ranks 51Before him are Eric II of Denmark (1090), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Absalon (1128), and Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858). After him are Eric III of Denmark (1100), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Guthrum (830), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), and Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776).