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Anund Jacob

1008 - 1050

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Anund Jacob, also Jakob or James (Old Norse: Ǫnundr Jakob; c. 25 July 1008/10 - c. 1050), was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on 25 July, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob, the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anund Jacob is the 3,247th most popular politician (down from 2,307th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 100th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Anund Jacob is most famous for being the first Swedish king to convert to Christianity.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anund Jacob ranks 3,247 out of 19,576. Before him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Joan II of Navarre, Abu'l-Fida, Edi Rama, and Lady Sun. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Tarō Asō, Janez Drnovšek, Canute I of Sweden, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and Abd al-Mu'min.

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Among people born in 1008, Anund Jacob ranks 2. Before him is Henry I of France. After him are Ramiro I of Aragon, Emperor Go-Ichijō, and Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1050, Anund Jacob ranks 4. Before him are Zoë Porphyrogenita, Guido of Arezzo, and Peter, King of Hungary. After him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Herleva, Suryavarman I, and Einar Thambarskelfir.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 130 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), and Sverker I of Sweden (1100). After him are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Johannes Rydberg (1854), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 42. Before him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), and Sverker I of Sweden (1100). After him are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lennart Johansson (1929), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), and John I of Sweden (1201).

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