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Martha of Denmark

1277 - 1341

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Martha of Denmark (after 1277 – 2 March or 3 October 1341) was Queen of Sweden by marriage to King Birger. She was the daughter of King Eric V of Denmark and sister of King Eric VI. She was given the name Margrete at birth, but in Sweden was called Märta, and has been known to history by that name. She was a politically influential queen and an important figure in the Håtuna games and the Nyköping Banquet. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martha of Denmark is the 704th most popular companion (down from 646th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Danish Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Martha of Denmark ranks 704 out of 784. Before her are Adelaide of Rheinfelden, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Rachel Jackson, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Théodrate of Troyes. After her are Stateira, Marcia Euphemia, Irene Lekapene, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Irene of Brunswick, and Rosa Vercellana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1277, Martha of Denmark ranks 6. Before her are Michael IX Palaiologos, Robert, King of Naples, Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, Galeazzo I Visconti, and Smbat I Hetumian.  Among people deceased in 1341, Martha of Denmark ranks 11. Before her are An-Nasir Muhammad, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, Juliana Falconieri, Leo IV, King of Armenia, John III, Duke of Brittany, and Al-Mansur Abu Bakr. After her is Al-Wathiq I.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Martha of Denmark ranks 359 out of 1,032. Before her are Søren Kam (1921), Inge Sørensen (1924), Willy Hansen (1906), Torben Ulrich (1928), Kim Larsen (1945), and Harald Klak (null). After her are Vilhelm Buhl (1881), Johan Kjeldahl (1849), Georg Jensen (1866), Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (1120), Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758), and Margrethe Vestager (1968).

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Among COMPANIONS In Denmark

Among companions born in Denmark, Martha of Denmark ranks 16. Before her are Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), Hedwig of Denmark (1581), Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910), and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860). After her are Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (1120), Prince Gustav of Denmark (1887), Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706), and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677).

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