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Halsten Stenkilsson

1050 - 1081

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Halsten Stenkilsson (English exonym: Alstan; Old Icelandic: Hallstein) was King of Sweden from c. 1067 to 1070. The son of King Stenkil and a Swedish princess, he became king some time after his father's death (1066), and he may have ruled together with his brother Inge the Elder. The date of his death is not known. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halsten Stenkilsson is the 3,915th most popular politician (down from 3,887th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Sweden and the 49th most popular Swedish Politician.

Halsten Stenkilsson is most famous for becoming the first Christian king of Sweden in 1066.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 3,915 out of 19,576. Before him are Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Gustav Radbruch, Cuitláhuac, Amadou Toumani Touré, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, and Edvard Kardelj. After him are Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Shukri al-Quwatli, Neferefre, Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, and Gina Haspel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 11. Before him are Olaf I of Denmark, Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Olaf III of Norway, and Sviatopolk II of Kiev. After him are Walter Sans Avoir, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Irnerius, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, and Aq Sunqur al-Hajib. Among people deceased in 1081, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 2. Before him is Nikephoros III Botaneiates. After him are Bolesław II the Generous, Mihailo Vojislavljević, and Konstantios Doukas.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 151 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896), Kurt Hamrin (1934), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Erland Josephson (1923), and John I of Sweden (1201). After him are Alexander Roslin (1718), Salomon August Andrée (1854), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Victor Sjöström (1879), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), and Sten Sture the Younger (1493).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Halsten Stenkilsson ranks 49. Before him are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lennart Johansson (1929), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), and John I of Sweden (1201). After him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), and Sverker II of Sweden (1164).

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