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Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland

Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (died 1918)

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Born
April 20, 1889
Died
September 20, 1918
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1889

About Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland

Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland was a Swedish and Norwegian prince. He was the third and youngest son of King Gustav V of Sweden and Victoria of Baden and was known to be disabled. Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (Erik Gustav Ludvig Albert; 20 April 1889 – 20 September 1918) was a Swedish and Norwegian prince. Prince Erik had epilepsy and mild intellectual disability. Because of his condition, he was seldom seen in public and led a quiet life away from the public eye, similar to the life of Prince John of the United Kingdom.

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The world when Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland was born

Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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