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Birger Jarl

1210 - 1266

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Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who played a pivotal role in consolidating Sweden after the civil wars between the House of Erik and the House of Sverker. His first marriage was to Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, which created his base of power. Birger led the Second Swedish Crusade, which established Swedish rule in Finland. Additionally, he is traditionally attributed with the foundation of the Swedish capital, Stockholm, around 1250. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Birger Jarl is the 2,314th most popular politician (down from 2,071st in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 87th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Swedish Politician.

Birger Jarl was a Swedish statesman, soldier, and diplomat. He was the founder of Stockholm and the father of King Magnus I of Sweden. Birger Jarl is most famous for being the founder of Stockholm.

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Among politicians, Birger Jarl ranks 2,314 out of 19,576. Before him are Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Tancred, King of Sicily, Hun Sen, and Henry II of Castile. After him are Abbas II of Egypt, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Charles-Henri Sanson, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, and Valdas Adamkus.

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Among people born in 1210, Birger Jarl ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory X, Pope Honorius IV, Saadi Shirazi, and Afonso III of Portugal. After him are Treniota, Floris IV, Count of Holland, Chaka of Bulgaria, Guan Hanqing, Toros Roslin, Campanus of Novara, and Giacomo da Lentini. Among people deceased in 1266, Birger Jarl ranks 4. Before him are Berke, Ariq Böke, and Manfred, King of Sicily. After him are Shiban, Andronikos II of Trebizond, Alghu, John I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Henry III the White, Hugh, Count of Burgundy, Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada, and Odo, Count of Nevers.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Birger Jarl ranks 98 out of 1,879. Before him are Sigfrid Edström (1870), Olof Skötkonung (980), Sune Bergström (1916), Folke Bernadotte (1895), Louise of Sweden (1851), and Ulf von Euler (1905). After him are Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Ermanaric (400), Arvid Carlsson (1923), and Stieg Larsson (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Birger Jarl ranks 28. Before him are Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Eric the Victorious (945), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), and Olof Skötkonung (980). After him are Ermanaric (400), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), and Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934).

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