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Halsten Stenkilsson

1050 - 1081

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Halsten Stenkilsson (English exonym: Alstan; Old Icelandic: Hallstein) was King of Sweden from c. 1067 - 1070. The son of King Stenkil and a Swedish princess, he became king some time after his father's death (1066), and he may have ruled together with his brother Inge the Elder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halsten Stenkilsson has received more than 66,345 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Halsten Stenkilsson is the 3,387th most popular politician (down from 3,246th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 141st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Halsten Stenkilsson is most famous for becoming the first Christian king of Sweden in 1066.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 3,387 out of 15,577Before him are Harald III of Denmark, Marie of Prussia, Lucius Aelius, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Herodes Atticus, and Dionysius II of Syracuse. After him are Eraric, Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Seretse Khama, Choummaly Sayasone, and Norodom Ranariddh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 8Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Paschal II, Michael VII Doukas, Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, and Frederick I, Duke of Swabia. After him are Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Olaf III of Norway, Walter Sans Avoir, Irnerius, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, and Olaf I of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1081, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 2Before him is Nikephoros III Botaneiates. After him are Bolesław II the Generous and Mihailo Vojislavljević.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 134 out of 1,612Before him are Birgit Nilsson (1918), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Lennart Johansson (1929), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), and Sigfrid Edström (1870). After him are Ulf von Euler (1905), Johannes Rydberg (1854), Claes Oldenburg (1929), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), and Emund the Old (1030).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 42Before him are Rudolf Kjellén (1864), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Lennart Johansson (1929), and Charles VII of Sweden (1130). After him are Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Emund the Old (1030), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938).