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Eric I of Denmark

1055 - 1103

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Eric I (c. 1056 – 10 July 1103), also known as Eric the Good or Eric Evergood (Danish: Erik Ejegod), was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095. He was a son of Sweyn II. His mother's identity remains unknown. He married Boedil Thurgotsdatter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric I of Denmark is the 3,101st most popular politician (down from 2,354th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 79th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Danish Politician.

Eric I of Denmark is most famous for his reign as king of Denmark from 1282 to 1319. He was the son of King Valdemar II and Queen Sofia, and he was the first Danish king to be crowned in Lund Cathedral.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric I of Denmark ranks 3,101 out of 19,576. Before him are Safi of Persia, Qazi Muhammad, Wilhelm Cuno, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Princess Louise of Prussia, and Hissène Habré. After him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Victor, Eadred, Gabriel Bethlen, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, and Atossa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Malik-Shah I. After him are Bertha of Holland, Adhemar of Le Puy, Guibert of Nogent, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1103, Eric I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Magnus Barefoot. After him are Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, Isaac Alfasi, and Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 96 out of 1,032. Before him are Allan Simonsen (1952), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Hans Christian Gram (1853), and Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric I of Denmark ranks 42. Before him are Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), and Absalon (1128).

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