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Eric II of Norway

1268 - 1299

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Eric Magnusson (1268 – 15 July 1299) (Old Norse: Eiríkr Magnússon; Norwegian: Eirik Magnusson) was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric II of Norway is the 4,732nd most popular politician (down from 4,610th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Norway (down from 66th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Eric II of Norway, also known as Eric the Red, was a Viking who explored the coast of Greenland and made it his home. He was most famous for being the first European to discover Greenland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric II of Norway ranks 4,732 out of 19,576. Before him are Milan Hodža, Marie of Prussia, Malam Bacai Sanhá, George III of Georgia, Joan, Countess of Flanders, and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. After him are Mamadou Tandja, Emund the Old, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Vologases III of Parthia, Naevius Sutorius Macro, and John VII of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1268, Eric II of Norway ranks 2. Before him is Philip IV of France. After him are Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Emperor Duanzong, Agnes of Montepulciano, Clare of Montefalco, and Ludovico I Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1299, Eric II of Norway ranks 1. After him are Margaret, Countess of Anjou, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, John I, Count of Holland, Daumantas of Pskov, Gertrude of Austria, Lajin, and Ibn 'Idhari.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Eric II of Norway ranks 81 out of 1,039. Before him are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Max Manus (1914), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Johan Halvorsen (1864), and Halfdan the Black (810). After him are Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), Morten Harket (1959), Dag Solstad (1941), Alf-Inge Håland (1972), and Johan Svendsen (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Eric II of Norway ranks 37. Before him are Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sverre of Norway (1145), and Halfdan the Black (810). After him are Haakon Ericsson (995), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Lars Korvald (1916), Magnus II of Norway (1048), and Odvar Nordli (1927).

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