NOBLEMAN

Haakon VI of Norway

1340 - 1380

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Haakon VI (Norwegian: Håkon, Swedish: Håkan; c. August 1340 – 11 September 1380), also known as Håkan Magnusson, was King of Norway from 1343 until his death and King of Sweden between 1362 and 1364. He is sometimes known as Haakon Magnusson the Younger to distinguish him from his great-grandfather, Haakon V (reigned 1299–1319).Haakon was the younger son of Magnus Eriksson, king of both Norway and Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon VI of Norway has received more than 221,403 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Haakon VI of Norway is the 153rd most popular nobleman (down from 123rd in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 76th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Nobleman.

Haakon VI of Norway is most famous for being the king of Norway during the Second World War.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Haakon VI of Norways by language

Over the past year Haakon VI of Norway has had the most page views in the with 22,949 views, followed by Swedish (11,291), and Russian (5,444). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (275.53%), Basque (68.38%), and Breton (33.44%)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 153 out of 1,415. Before him are Ramesses VII, Robert Curthose, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Ramesses IX, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia. After him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ramesses X, Daniel of Moscow, and Henry, Duke of Cornwall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 5. Before him are John of Gaunt, Albert, King of Sweden, Elizabeth of Bosnia, and John, Duke of Berry. After him are Claus Sluter, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Geert Groote, Eleanor of Arborea, and Nicholas Tavelic. Among people deceased in 1380, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 4. Before him are Charles V of France, Catherine of Siena, and Bertrand du Guesclin. After him are Mamai, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, Inca Roca, Emperor Kōmyō, Manuel Kantakouzenos, Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders, and Theodoric of Prague.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 102 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Per Teodor Cleve (1840), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Anund Jacob (1008), and Bibi Andersson (1935). After him are Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Alva Myrdal (1902), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Lennart Torstensson (1603), Nils Liedholm (1922), and Svante Pääbo (1955).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Sweden

Among noblemen born in Sweden, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 3. Before him are Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), and Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906). After him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), and Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982).

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