RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eric IX of Sweden

1120 - 1160

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Saint Erik (c. 1125 - 18 May 1160), also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric IX of Sweden is the 503rd most popular religious figure (up from 560th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 77th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Eric IX of Sweden was most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1250-1275.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 503 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Stephen II, Zaynab bint Ali, Dionysius the Areopagite, Alcuin, John Climacus, and Pope Victor II. After him are Thomas à Kempis, Charbel Makhlouf, Vincent of Saragossa, Hor-Aha, Báb, and Genevieve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Louis VII of France. After him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Bolesław IV the Curly, Helmold, Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1160, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Peter Lombard, Constance of Castile, Niklot, Adelard of Bath, Al-Muqtafi, Raymond du Puy, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Herman of Carinthia, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Bernardus Silvestris, and Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 68 out of 1,879. Before him are Björn Borg (1956), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Anita Ekberg (1931), Kai Siegbahn (1918), Theodor Svedberg (1884), and Astrid of Sweden (1905). After him are Henning Mankell (1948), Arne Tiselius (1902), Tomas Lindahl (1938), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), and Charles VIII of Sweden (1409).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Eric IX of Sweden ranks 2. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303). After him are Nathan Söderblom (1866), Olaus Magnus (1490), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Laurentius Petri (1499).

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