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Magnus IV of Norway

1115 - 1139

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Magnus Sigurdsson (c. 1115 – 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway (being Magnus IV) from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magnus IV of Norway has received more than 151,807 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Magnus IV of Norway is the 4,719th most popular politician (up from 5,393rd in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Norway (up from 75th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Magnus IV, also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway from 1130 to 1135. He became king after his father, Sigurd I, died in 1130. He was the last Norwegian king to be buried at Nidaros Cathedral.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Magnus IV of Norway ranks 4,719 out of 19,576Before him are Ferdinand Buisson, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ricardo Lagos, Phraates V, Issa Hayatou, and Georgios Papandreou. After him are Leonnatus, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Joan I, Countess of Auvergne, Nabih Berri, Ivaylo of Bulgaria, and Ahuitzotl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1115, Magnus IV of Norway ranks 2Before him is Raymond of Poitiers. After him are Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, Theodore Prodromos, Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Welf VI, Erling Skakke, and Henry of Scotland. Among people deceased in 1139, Magnus IV of Norway ranks 3Before him are Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, and Otto of Bamberg. After him are Antipope Victor IV, Yaropolk II of Kiev, Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Simon I, Duke of Lorraine, Euphemia of Kiev, Sigurd Slembe, Godfrey I, Count of Namur, and Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnus IV of Norway ranks 67 out of 1,039Before him are Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Christian Krohg (1852), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), and Eric II of Norway (1268). After him are Finn E. Kydland (1943), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Frits Thaulow (1847), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Morten Harket (1959), and Magnus Barefoot (1073).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Magnus IV of Norway ranks 27Before him are Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Halfdan the Black (810), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), and Eric II of Norway (1268). After him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Christian Michelsen (1857), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960).