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Olof Skötkonung

980 - 1022

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Olof Skötkonung, (Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr; c. 980–1022) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olof Skötkonung has received more than 468,562 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Olof Skötkonung is the 1,737th most popular politician (down from 1,565th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 68th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Olof Skötkonung was the King of Sweden from c. 995 to c. 1022. He is most famous for being the first Christian king of Sweden.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olof Skötkonung ranks 1,737 out of 15,577Before him are Diadumenian, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Shepseskaf, John II of Aragon, Akhmad Kadyrov, and Nicolás Maduro. After him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Conrad of Montferrat, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Uesugi Kenshin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Olof Skötkonung ranks 4Before him are Avicenna, Pope Benedict VIII, and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Tancred of Hauteville, Hemma of Gurk, Gerard of Csanád, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1022, Olof Skötkonung ranks 1After him are Emperor Zhenzong, Symeon the New Theologian, Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Bernward of Hildesheim, and Ibn al-Bawwab.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 74 out of 1,612Before him are Eric IX of Sweden (1120), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Sven Hedin (1865), and Arne Tiselius (1902). After him are Louise of Sweden (1851), Marie Taglioni (1804), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Eric the Victorious (945), and Anders Zorn (1860).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 22Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), and Axel Oxenstierna (1583). After him are Eric the Victorious (945), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Ermanaric (400), and Birger Jarl (1210).