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Niels, King of Denmark

1065 - 1134

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Niels (Latin: Nicolaus, English exonym Nicholas; c. 1065 – 25 June 1134) was the King of Denmark from 1104 to 1134. Niels succeeded his brother Eric Evergood and is presumed to have been the youngest son of King Sweyn II Estridson. King Niels actively supported the canonization of Canute IV the Holy and supported his son Magnus I of Sweden after he killed his rival for the succession, Knud Lavard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niels, King of Denmark has received more than 76,080 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Niels, King of Denmark is the 2,345th most popular politician (up from 2,944th in 2019).

Niels, King of Denmark is most famous for being the first king of Denmark to convert to Christianity.

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Among politicians, Niels, King of Denmark ranks 2,345 out of 15,577Before him are Cevdet Sunay, Romano Prodi, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Sher Shah Suri, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Phalaris, Jarosław Kaczyński, Louise of Orléans, Jan Masaryk, Haakon Sigurdsson, and Antigonus II Gonatas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1065, Niels, King of Denmark ranks 2Before him is Pope Callixtus II. After him are Robert II, Count of Flanders, Adela of Normandy, Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Adela of Flanders, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. Among people deceased in 1134, Niels, King of Denmark ranks 4Before him are Robert Curthose, Norbert of Xanten, and Alfonso the Battler. After him are Irene of Hungary, Magnus I of Sweden, and Stephen Harding.

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