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Haakon IV of Norway

1204 - 1263

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Haakon IV Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈhɑːˌkonɑrˌson]; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 years, longer than any Norwegian king since Harald Fairhair. Haakon was born into the troubled civil war era in Norway, but his reign eventually managed to put an end to the internal conflicts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon IV of Norway has received more than 601,786 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Haakon IV of Norway is the 2,876th most popular politician (down from 2,435th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 38th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Haakon IV of Norway is most famous for being the first king of the Union of Kalmar.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haakon IV of Norway ranks 2,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco I. Madero, Vytautas Landsbergis, Juana Bormann, Ptolemy Philadelphus, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, and Donald III of Scotland. After him are Thabo Mbeki, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Ahmose-Nefertari, Cleopatra Selene of Syria, Lyudmila Putina, and Jill Biden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1204, Haakon IV of Norway ranks 2. Before him is Orda Khan. After him are Henry Raspe, Raymond Nonnatus, Henry I of Castile, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria of Courtenay, Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Ibn Abi Usaibia, and Berengaria of León. Among people deceased in 1263, Haakon IV of Norway ranks 3. Before him are Alexander Nevsky, and Mindaugas. After him are Manuel I of Trebizond, Shinran, Boniface, Count of Savoy, and Guy I de la Roche.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Haakon IV of Norway ranks 42 out of 1,039. Before him are Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Haakon the Good (918), Lars Onsager (1903), Magnus the Good (1024), and Gustav Vigeland (1869). After him are Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Sophus Lie (1842), Ivar Giaever (1929), Oda Krohg (1860), Johan Halvorsen (1864), and Haakon Sigurdsson (930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Haakon IV of Norway ranks 15. Before him are Olaf Tryggvason (963), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Harald Hardrada (1015), Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Haakon the Good (918), and Magnus the Good (1024). After him are Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971).

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