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Eric IV of Denmark

1216 - 1250

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Eric IV (c. 1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny (Danish: Erik Plovpenning), was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric IV of Denmark is the 2,991st most popular politician (down from 2,533rd in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 80th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric IV of Denmark is most famous for being the first king of Denmark and Norway. He was born in 1209 and became king in 1227. He died in 1259.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 2,991 out of 19,576. Before him are Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Ferhat Abbas, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lluís Companys, and Chlothar IV. After him are Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Tiridates III of Armenia, Pleistarchus, Sima Zhao, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, and Julia Soaemias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1216, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Robert I, Count of Artois, Eric XI of Sweden, and Safi al-Din al-Urmawi. Among people deceased in 1250, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Villard de Honnecourt, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Robert I, Count of Artois, Eric XI of Sweden, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Guillaume de Sonnac, and Alberic of Trois-Fontaines.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 91 out of 1,032. Before him are Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Allan Simonsen (1952). After him are Canute Lavard (1096), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Hans Christian Gram (1853), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Eric I of Denmark (1055), and Valdemar III of Denmark (1314).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric IV of Denmark ranks 40. Before him are Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944). After him are Canute Lavard (1096), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796).

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