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Sweyn II of Denmark

1020 - 1076

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Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson (Old Norse: Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish: Svend Estridsen; c. 1019 – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through his mother's line. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sweyn II of Denmark has received more than 524,538 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sweyn II of Denmark is the 1,947th most popular politician (up from 2,088th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 505th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Politician.

Sweyn II of Denmark is most famous for his invasion of England in 1013.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sweyn II of Denmark ranks 1,947 out of 15,577Before him are Rastislav of Moravia, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Moshe Sharett, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and Michael VI Bringas. After him are Ferdinand I of Portugal, Athalaric, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, Victor Lustig, and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Sweyn II of Denmark ranks 3Before him are Pope Gregory VII and Yūsuf Balasaguni. After him are Pope Stephen IX, Su Song, Guo Xi, William I, Count of Burgundy, Constantine the African, Adelaide of Susa, Gunhilda of Denmark, Zhang Zai, and Vladimir of Novgorod. Among people deceased in 1076, Sweyn II of Denmark ranks 1After him are Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, Sancho IV of Pamplona, Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Beatrice of Lorraine, Gagik II of Armenia, Ibn Hayyan, and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sweyn II of Denmark ranks 451 out of 7,765Before him are James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Kate Winslet (1975), Thomas Harriot (1560), Charles Dance (1946), and Morrissey (1959). After him are Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Robert Plant (1948), William Shockley (1910), Mike Oldfield (1953), Tony Scott (1944), and James Callaghan (1912).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Sweyn II of Denmark ranks 83Before him are Edward the Martyr (962), Tony Blair (1953), Eadred (923), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), James I of Scotland (1394), and Robert II of Scotland (1316). After him are James Callaghan (1912), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), Edmund Ironside (993), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), and Eadwig (940).