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Eric V of Denmark

1249 - 1286

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Eric V Klipping (1249 – 22 November 1286) was King of Denmark from 1259 to 1286. After his father Christopher I died, his mother Margaret Sambiria ruled Denmark in his name until 1266, proving to be a competent regent. Between 1261 and 1262, the young King Eric was a prisoner in Holstein following a military defeat. Afterwards, he lived in Brandenburg, where he was initially held captive by John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric V of Denmark is the 2,625th most popular politician (down from 1,981st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 68th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Danish Politician.

Eric V of Denmark was most famous for being a king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He died in 1359.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric V of Denmark ranks 2,625 out of 19,576. Before him are Louise of Savoy, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Jean Sylvain Bailly, William IV, Prince of Orange, Emperor Nakamikado, and Alp-Tegin. After him are Choe Yong-gon, Juba I of Numidia, Filippo Maria Visconti, Henry, Count of Portugal, Thabo Mbeki, and Nicolas Fouquet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1249, Eric V of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, John Balliol, Robert III, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kameyama, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, Zhu Shijie, and John I, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1286, Eric V of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Zhenjin, Bar Hebraeus, Alexander III of Scotland, William of Moerbeke, Sophia of Denmark, Gurju Khatun, John I, Duke of Brittany, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Eric V of Denmark ranks 79 out of 1,032. Before him are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Anna Karina (1940), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), and Arne Jacobsen (1902). After him are Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Peter Schmeichel (1963), and Sweyn III of Denmark (1125).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Eric V of Denmark ranks 35. Before him are Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), and Eric VI of Denmark (1274). After 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).

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