NOBLEMAN

Haakon VI of Norway

1340 - 1380

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Haakon VI (Norwegian: Håkon Magnusson; Swedish: Håkan Magnusson; c. August 1340 – 11 September 1380) was King of Norway from 1343 until his death and King of Sweden between 1362 and 1364. He is sometimes known as Haakon Magnusson the Younger to distinguish him from his great-grandfather, Haakon V (r. 1299–1319). Haakon was the younger son of Magnus Eriksson, king of both Norway and Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Haakon VI of Norway is the 80th most popular nobleman (up from 153rd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Nobleman.

Haakon VI of Norway is most famous for being the king of Norway during the Second World War.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 80 out of 1,415. Before him are Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Philip the Bold, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Henry IV of England. After him are Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Jeanne d'Albret, Robert Guiscard, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Duchess Helene in Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 2. Before him is John of Gaunt. After him are Elizabeth of Bosnia, Albert, King of Sweden, John, Duke of Berry, Claus Sluter, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, and Eleanor of Arborea. Among people deceased in 1380, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 3. Before him are Charles V of France, and Catherine of Siena. After him are Bertrand du Guesclin, Mamai, Inca Roca, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Emperor Kōmyō, Manuel Kantakouzenos, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders, and Theodoric of Prague.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 51 out of 1,879. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), Benny Andersson (1946), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), and Hannes Alfvén (1908). After him are Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Hilma af Klint (1862), and Gideon Sundback (1880).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Sweden

Among noblemen born in Sweden, Haakon VI of Norway ranks 3. Before him are Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), and Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901). After him are Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), and Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982).

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