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Magnus II of Norway

1048 - 1069

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Magnus Haraldsson (Old Norse: Magnús Haraldsson; c. 1048 – 28 April 1069) was King of Norway from 1066 to 1069, jointly with his brother Olaf Kyrre from 1067. He was not included in official Norwegian regnal lists until modern times, but has since been counted as Magnus II. A son of King Harald Hardrada, Magnus was in 1058 appointed nominal leader of an expedition into the Irish Sea while still only a child. He appears to have assisted Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia in their struggles against Wessex, although his primary objective may have been to assert control over Orkney. He later accompanied his father in Harald's campaign against Denmark in 1062, and was appointed regent and made king before Harald's fatal invasion of England in 1066. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magnus II of Norway is the 6,554th most popular politician (up from 6,672nd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Norway (down from 98th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Magnus II of Norway ranks 6,554 out of 19,576. Before him are Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Manuel Ávila Camacho, Peter II of Sicily, Lee Jong-wook, William I, Count of Burgundy, and Henutmire. After him are Laimdota Straujuma, Apollonius Molon, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Prince Oskar of Prussia, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Princess Josephine of Baden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1048, Magnus II of Norway ranks 5. Before him are Omar Khayyam, Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor Shenzong of Song, and Antipope Benedict X. After him are Peter I, Count of Savoy, and Świętosława of Poland. Among people deceased in 1069, Magnus II of Norway ranks 2. Before him is Godfrey the Bearded. After him are Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, and Ealdred.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnus II of Norway ranks 104 out of 1,039. Before him are Harald Sverdrup (1888), Atle Selberg (1917), Lars Korvald (1916), Martin Vahl (1749), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), and Jørgen Moe (1813). After him are Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), May-Britt Moser (1963), Otto Sverdrup (1854), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), and Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Magnus II of Norway ranks 42. Before him are Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), Haakon Ericsson (995), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), and Lars Korvald (1916). After him are Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), and Erna Solberg (1961).

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