RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Adhemar of Le Puy

1055 - 1098

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Adhemar (also known as Adémar, Aimar, or Aelarz) de Monteil (died 1 August 1098) was one of the principal figures of the First Crusade and was bishop of Puy-en-Velay from before 1087. He was the chosen representative of Pope Urban II for the expedition to the Holy Land. Remembered for his martial prowess, he led knights and men into battle and fought beside them, particularly at the Battle of Dorylaeum and Siege of Antioch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adhemar of Le Puy has received more than 158,389 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Adhemar of Le Puy is the 995th most popular religious figure (up from 1,073rd in 2019), the 1,519th most popular biography from France (up from 1,671st in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Adhemar of Le Puy ranks 995 out of 3,187Before him are Abdullah ibn Ja'far, 11th Dalai Lama, Mary Ann Nichols, Raymond Nonnatus, Fulgentius of Ruspe, and Heinrich Bullinger. After him are Servatius of Tongeren, Ibn Sa'd, Sufyan al-Thawri, Henry, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, and Simeon of Jerusalem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Adhemar of Le Puy ranks 4Before him are Malik-Shah I, Eric I of Denmark, and Bertha of Holland. After him are Theophylact of Ohrid, Guibert of Nogent, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1098, Adhemar of Le Puy ranks 1After him are Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, Yağısıyan, Thoros of Edessa, and Gytha of Wessex.

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In France

Among people born in France, Adhemar of Le Puy ranks 1,519 out of 6,770Before him are Gustave Charpentier (1860), Henri Cartan (1904), Guillaume Budé (1467), Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Odo of Cluny (878), and Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560). After him are Hubert Robert (1733), Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), Michel Serrault (1928), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Louis de Bonald (1754), and Henri Delaunay (1883).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Adhemar of Le Puy ranks 74Before him are Odilo of Cluny (961), Benedict of Aniane (750), La Voisin (1640), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Peter Faber (1506), and Humbert of Silva Candida (1000). After him are John of Matha (1150), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Hugh of Cluny (1024), Caesarius of Arles (470), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), and Felix of Valois (1127).