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Sweyn III of Denmark

1125 - 1157

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Sweyn III Grathe (Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sweyn III of Denmark has received more than 143,302 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sweyn III of Denmark is the 3,948th most popular politician (down from 2,880th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 89th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Danish Politician.

Sweyn III of Denmark is most famous for his invasion of England in 1066.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 3,948 out of 19,576. Before him are Švitrigaila, Labashi-Marduk, Anthony of Saxony, Phraortes, Chadli Bendjedid, and Janez Drnovšek. After him are Yaropolk I of Kiev, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Emperor Duzong, Venustiano Carranza, Ranavalona I, and Senakhtenre Ahmose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1125, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Jayavarman VII. After him are Jaufre Rudel, Herrad of Landsberg, Lu You, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Petronilla of Aquitaine, Michael Glykas, Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen, and Conrad of Wittelsbach. Among people deceased in 1157, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 6. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Canute V of Denmark, and Ramiro II of Aragon. After him are Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Eystein II of Norway.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 118 out of 1,032. Before him are Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Anna Ancher (1859), and Martin Andersen Nexø (1869). After him are Erik Bruhn (1928), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891), Asger Jorn (1914), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), and Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 51. Before him are John, King of Denmark (1455), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), and Eric II of Denmark (1090). After him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Gudfred (800), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), and Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540).

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