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Christopher I of Denmark

1219 - 1259

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Christopher I (Danish: Christoffer I) (1219 – 29 May 1259) was King of Denmark between 1252 and 1259. He was the son of Valdemar II of Denmark by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal. He succeeded his brothers Eric IV Plovpenning and Abel of Denmark on the throne. Christopher was elected king upon the death of his older brother Abel in the summer of 1252. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher I of Denmark is the 2,648th most popular politician (up from 2,690th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 85th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Danish Politician.

Christopher I of Denmark is most famous for his victory over the Swedes in the Battle of Helsingborg.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christopher I of Denmark ranks 2,648 out of 19,576. Before him are Ngawang Namgyal, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Abbas I of Egypt, Julius Nyerere, and Erich Mielke. After him are Attalus III, Ferdinand I of León, Almanzor, Walter Hallstein, James Wilson, and Guillermo Lasso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1219, Christopher I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Ariq Böke. After him is Wonjong of Goryeo. Among people deceased in 1259, Christopher I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Möngke Khan. After him are Gojong of Goryeo, Henry of Latvia, Al-Mansur Ali, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Thomas, Count of Flanders, Matthew Paris, and Ezzelino III da Romano.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christopher I of Denmark ranks 81 out of 1,032. Before him are Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Anna Karina (1940), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric V of Denmark (1249), and Michael Laudrup (1964). After him are Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Peter Schmeichel (1963), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christopher I of Denmark ranks 36. Before him are Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), and Eric V of Denmark (1249). After him are Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), and Eric I of Denmark (1055).

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