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Eric of Pomerania

1381 - 1459

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Erik of Pomerania (c. 1381/1382 – 24 September 1459) ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret I until her death in 1412. Erik is known as Erik III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Erik VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and has been called Erik XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric of Pomerania is the 3rd most popular pirate, the 21st most popular biography from Poland (up from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Pirate.

Eric of Pomerania is most famous for being the king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He was also the King of England.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Eric of Pomerania ranks 3 out of 29. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, and Henry Morgan. After him are Blackbeard, Ching Shih, Calico Jack, Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonny, D. B. Cooper, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, and William Kidd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1381, Eric of Pomerania ranks 2. Before him is Rita of Cascia. After him are Chang of Goryeo, John I, Duke of Bourbon, Colette of Corbie, and Lawrence Justinian. Among people deceased in 1459, Eric of Pomerania ranks 1. After him are Poggio Bracciolini, Fra Mauro, Gregory III of Constantinople, Ausiàs March, Antoninus of Florence, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, James of Portugal, and John Fastolf.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Eric of Pomerania ranks 21 out of 1,694. Before him are Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846), Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686), Wisława Szymborska (1923), Fritz Haber (1868), and Adam Mickiewicz (1798). After him are Otto Stern (1888), Wernher von Braun (1912), Janusz Korczak (1878), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Erich Ludendorff (1865), and Marie Leszczyńska (1703).

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Among PIRATES In Poland

Among pirates born in Poland, Eric of Pomerania ranks 1. 

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