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Sverker I of Sweden

1100 - 1156

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Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish: Swærkir konongær gambli; c. 1100 - 25 December 1156), also known as Sverker I, was King of Sweden from about 1132 until his murder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sverker I of Sweden has received more than 127,966 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sverker I of Sweden is the 3,371st most popular politician (down from 2,741st in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 105th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Swedish Politician.

Sverker I of Sweden is most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1130 to 1156. He was the son of King Sverker Karlsson, who was assassinated in 1130. Sverker I was crowned king of Sweden in 1131.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sverker I of Sweden ranks 3,371 out of 19,576Before him are Maria Pia of Savoy, Aelia Eudoxia, Ahmad ibn Tulun, Şehzade Mehmed, Thein Sein, and Chivu Stoica. After him are Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Rudolf Schuster, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Rumen Radev, Theudebald, and Lars Porsena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Sverker I of Sweden ranks 17Before him are Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Albert the Bear, Shirkuh, Pope Adrian IV, Emperor Qinzong, and Eric III of Denmark. After him are Inge the Elder, Antipope Gregory VIII, Kerbogha, Khabul Khan, Arnold of Brescia, and George Kedrenos. Among people deceased in 1156, Sverker I of Sweden ranks 1After him are Mesud I, Emperor Toba, Atsiz, Henry, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, André de Montbard, Peter the Venerable, Demetrius I of Georgia, Ambaghai, William IX, Count of Poitiers, and Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sverker I of Sweden ranks 135 out of 1,879Before him are Victor Sjöström (1879), Stefan Löfven (1957), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Alexander Roslin (1718), and Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977). After him are Stenkil (1030), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Roy Andersson (1943), Erland Josephson (1923), and Carin Göring (1888).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Sverker I of Sweden ranks 41Before him are Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Lennart Johansson (1929), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Stefan Löfven (1957), and Magnus III of Sweden (1240). After him are Stenkil (1030), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Carin Göring (1888), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953).