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Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

1861 - 1951

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Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland (27 February 1861 – 24 October 1951) was a Swedish prince. Through his daughters Märtha and Astrid, for whom he arranged dynastic marriages, he is an ancestor of current members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg, Belgian royal family and Norwegian royal family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland is the 3,160th most popular politician (down from 2,780th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 113th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Swedish Politician.

Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland is most famous for his role in the Swedish War of Liberation.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ranks 3,160 out of 19,576Before him are Childebert III, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Viriathus, Zalman Shazar, Philip I, Count of Flanders, and Gongmin of Goryeo. After him are Tunku Abdul Rahman, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, William Perry, Intef I, and Askar Akayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ranks 23Before him are José Rizal, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, H. H. Holmes, and James Naismith. After him are Antoine Bourdelle, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Italo Svevo, Maximilian von Spee, Nettie Stevens, and William Bateson. Among people deceased in 1951, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ranks 17Before him are René Guénon, Hermann Broch, August Horch, Sinclair Lewis, Maxim Litvinov, and Otto Ohlendorf. After him are Alfred Hugenberg, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Amélie of Orléans, Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, Robert Walker, and Charles G. Dawes.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ranks 124 out of 1,879Before him are Franz Berwald (1796), Peter Stormare (1953), Nils Liedholm (1922), Lennart Torstensson (1603), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), and Ingemar Stenmark (1956). After him are Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), and Anund Jacob (1008).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ranks 36Before him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), and Charles VII of Sweden (1130). After him are Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), and Anund Jacob (1008).