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Haakon II of Norway

1147 - 1162

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Haakon Sigurdsson (1147 – 7 July 1162), also known as Haakon Herdebrei meaning Haakon Broadshoulder, was King of Norway (being Haakon II) from 1157 until 1162 during the civil war era in Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon II of Norway has received more than 97,959 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Haakon II of Norway is the 6,518th most popular politician (down from 4,298th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Norway (down from 77th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haakon II of Norway ranks 6,518 out of 15,577Before him are Ismail Khan, Emperor Takakura, Irina Godunova, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Mamadou Tandja, Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad, Emperor Hanazono, Bamir Topi, and Lestek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1147, Haakon II of Norway ranks 4Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo, Stephen III of Hungary, and Emperor Guangzong of Song. After him is Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1162, Haakon II of Norway ranks 5Before him are Géza II of Hungary, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Ibn Zuhr. After him is Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Haakon II of Norway ranks 90 out of 927Before him are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Magnus V of Norway (1156), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), and Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283). After him are Max Manus (1914), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Inge II of Norway (1185), and Atle Selberg (1917).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Haakon II of Norway ranks 37Before him are Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), and Magnus V of Norway (1156). After him are Eystein I of Norway (1088), Inge II of Norway (1185), Thorleif Haug (1894), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Inge I of Norway (1135), and Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947).