POLITICIAN

Sverre of Norway

1145 - 1202

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Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sverre of Norway has received more than 276,157 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sverre of Norway is the 3,612th most popular politician (down from 3,513th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 51st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Sverre of Norway was most famous for being the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sverre of Norway ranks 3,612 out of 19,576Before him are Bahram II, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Ashikaga Takauji, Margaret of York, Munmu of Silla, and Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Rama III, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Shamshi-Adad V, and Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1145, Sverre of Norway ranks 4Before him are Attar of Nishapur, Al-Adil I, and Ibn Jubayr. After him are Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Maria of Antioch, Najm al-Din Kubra, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Mikhail of Vladimir, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Sven Aggesen. Among people deceased in 1202, Sverre of Norway ranks 4Before him are Joachim of Fiore, Canute VI of Denmark, and Alain de Lille. After him are Mieszko III the Old, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Birger Brosa, William of the White Hands, Blondel de Nesle, Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Gaucelm Faidit, and Inge Magnusson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sverre of Norway ranks 52 out of 1,039Before him are Oda Krohg (1860), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), and Sonja Henie (1912). After him are Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Hans Egede (1686), Halfdan the Black (810), Camilla Collett (1813), and Einar Gerhardsen (1897).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Sverre of Norway ranks 19Before him are Haakon the Good (918), Magnus the Good (1024), Haakon IV of Norway (1204), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932). After him are Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Halfdan the Black (810), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), and Harald Greycloak (935).