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Magnus, Duke of Holstein

1540 - 1583

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Magnus of Denmark or Magnus of Holstein (5 September [O.S. 26 August] 1540 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1583) was a Prince of Denmark, Duke of Holstein, and a member of the House of Oldenburg. As a vassal of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, he was the titular King of Livonia from 1570 to 1578. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magnus, Duke of Holstein is the 5,980th most popular politician (down from 5,161st in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 145th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Danish Politician.

Magnus, Duke of Holstein was most famous for being the father of King Christian I of Denmark.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Magnus, Duke of Holstein ranks 5,980 out of 19,576. Before him are Mary Robinson, Muryeong of Baekje, Dino Grandi, Manuel I of Trebizond, Takelot II, and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali. After him are Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Marcus Livius Drusus, Chungmok of Goryeo, and Neferneferure.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, Magnus, Duke of Holstein ranks 11. Before him are John Sigismund Zápolya, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Lady Katherine Grey, Maharana Pratap, Hümaşah Sultan, and José de Acosta. After him are Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Paschal Baylón, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Gasparo da Salò, Won Gyun, and Princess Cecilia of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1583, Magnus, Duke of Holstein ranks 6. Before him are Nurbanu Sultan, Catherine Jagiellon, Antoinette de Bourbon, Oichi, and Fernão Mendes Pinto. After him are Shibata Katsuie, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Oda Nobutaka, Andrey Kurbsky, Juan de Garay, and Pirro Ligorio.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Magnus, Duke of Holstein ranks 164 out of 1,032. Before him are Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), Ulrich Salchow (1877), Paul Elvstrøm (1928), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1943), and Thorvald Stauning (1873). After him are Gabriel Axel (1918), Verner Panton (1926), Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), Gudfred (800), Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), and Aksel Sandemose (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Magnus, Duke of Holstein ranks 65. Before him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1943), and Thorvald Stauning (1873). After him are Gudfred (800), Icel of Mercia (501), Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912), Anker Jørgensen (1922), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), and Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887).

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