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Sweyn III of Denmark

1125 - 1157

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Sweyn III Grathe (Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was subsequently defeated by Valdemar I at the Battle of Grathe Heath and killed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sweyn III of Denmark is the 2,770th most popular politician (up from 3,948th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 118th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Danish Politician.

Sweyn III of Denmark is most famous for his invasion of England in 1066.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 2,770 out of 19,576. Before him are Houari Boumédiène, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Erich Koch, Ali al-Sistani, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and Ellac. After him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Bahram V, Joko Widodo, Isabella Jagiellon, Alexander Jannaeus, and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1125, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 3. Before him are Jayavarman VII, and Eystein II of Norway. After him are Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Herrad of Landsberg, Lu You, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Michael Glykas, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Jaufre Rudel, Petronilla of Aquitaine, and Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen. Among people deceased in 1157, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Eystein II of Norway, and Alfonso VII of León and Castile. After him are Canute V of Denmark, Ramiro II of Aragon, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, and Dirk VI, Count of Holland.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 85 out of 1,032. Before him are Eric V of Denmark (1249), Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), and Peter Schmeichel (1963). After him are Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Allan Simonsen (1952), and Eric IV of Denmark (1216).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Sweyn III of Denmark ranks 37. Before him are Haakon III of Norway (1182), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Eric V of Denmark (1249), and Christopher I of Denmark (1219). After him are Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric I of Denmark (1055), and Valdemar III of Denmark (1314).

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