POLITICIAN

Magnus VI of Norway

1238 - 1280

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Magnus Haakonsson (Old Norse: Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Håkonsson; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as Magnus the Law-mender (Old Norse: Magnús lagabœtir, Modern Norwegian: Magnus Lagabøte). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magnus VI of Norway has received more than 215,829 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Magnus VI of Norway is the 5,562nd most popular politician (down from 4,423rd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Norway (down from 61st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Norwegian Politician.

Magnus VI of Norway is most famous for being the King of Norway from 1343 to 1380.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 58.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Magnus VI of Norway has had the most page views in the with 16,855 views, followed by Swedish (3,272), and German (3,041). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hebrew (61.78%), Breton (59.14%), and Icelandic (48.64%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Magnus VI of Norway ranks 5,562 out of 19,576. Before him are Wei Zheng, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Alexander Stubb, Leo I of Galicia, Maria of Montferrat, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica. After him are Nepherites II, Ruth Fuchs, Gustave Garrigou, Tukulti-Ninurta II, Lugalbanda, and Frederick the Simple.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1238, Magnus VI of Norway ranks 1. After him are Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Michael II Asen, Nizamuddin Auliya, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Mangrai, and Yang Hui. Among people deceased in 1280, Magnus VI of Norway ranks 6. Before him are Albertus Magnus, Pope Nicholas III, Orda Khan, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, and Al-Said Barakah. After him are Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, Guan Hanqing, Jacopo Contarini, and John I de la Roche.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnus VI of Norway ranks 76 out of 1,039. Before him are Frits Thaulow (1847), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Morten Harket (1959), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), and Sverre Fehn (1924). After him are Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Christian Michelsen (1857), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), and Jan Garbarek (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Magnus VI of Norway ranks 31. Before him are Harald Greycloak (935), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Magnus Barefoot (1073), and Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931). After him are Christian Michelsen (1857), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Thorleif Haug (1894), Odvar Nordli (1927), and Erna Solberg (1961).

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