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Stenkil

1030 - 1066

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Stenkil (Old Norse: Steinkell; died 1066) was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066. He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil. He is praised as a devout Christian, but with an accommodating stance towards the old Pagan religion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stenkil is the 5,875th most popular politician (down from 3,380th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 136th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Swedish Politician.

Stenkil was the king of Sweden from 1060-1066. He is most famous for his introduction of Christianity to Sweden.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stenkil ranks 5,875 out of 19,576. Before him are Yolande of Valois, William Lai, Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Kim Jong-nam, Andrés Nin Pérez, and Emperor Ninmyō. After him are Hans-Gert Pöttering, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy, Hermann II, Count of Celje, Fouad Siniora, and Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1030, Stenkil ranks 7. Before him are Romanos IV Diogenes, Bruno of Cologne, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Vsevolod I of Kiev, Emund the Old, and Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. After him are Anna Dalassene, Gertrude of Saxony, Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, Lulach, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Kyansittha. Among people deceased in 1066, Stenkil ranks 6. Before him are Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson, Edward the Confessor, Elisiv of Kiev, and Al-Bayhaqi. After him are Tostig Godwinson, Muniadona of Castile, Gottschalk, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Yahya of Antioch, and Ibn Butlan.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stenkil ranks 230 out of 1,879. Before him are Maud Adams (1945), PewDiePie (1989), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Stefan Edberg (1966), and Gustaf de Laval (1845). After him are Lena Olin (1955), Dead (1969), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277), and Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Stenkil ranks 71. Before him are Anna of Sweden (1545), Inge the Younger (1100), Birger, King of Sweden (1280), Göran Persson (1949), Ulf Kristersson (1963), and Anna Lindh (1957). After him are Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Carl Adolph Agardh (1785), Per Albin Hansson (1885), Blot-Sweyn (1001), and Lennart Bernadotte (1909).

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