POLITICIAN
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
1510 - 1537
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
Alessandro de' Medici (22 July 1510 – 6 January 1537), nicknamed "il Moro" due to his dark complexion, Duke of Penne and the first Duke of the Florentine Republic (from 1532), was ruler of Florence from 1530 to his death in 1537. The first Medici to rule Florence as a hereditary monarch, Alessandro was also the last Medici from the senior line of the family to lead the city. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence has received more than 965,968 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence is the 1,848th most popular politician (down from 1,570th in 2019), the 678th most popular biography from Italy (down from 590th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Italian Politician.
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, was most famous for his patronage of the arts. He was a generous patron of artists, poets, and musicians.
Memorability Metrics
970k
Page Views (PV)
66.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
7.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 1,848 out of 19,576. Before him are Hongzhi Emperor, Svatopluk I of Moravia, Isetnofret, Felix Yusupov, Yun Posun, and Palmiro Togliatti. After him are Walter Schellenberg, Paul Doumer, Canute IV of Denmark, Wang Jingwei, Olof Skötkonung, and Pausanias of Orestis.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHongzhi Emperor
1470 - 1505
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,842
Svatopluk I of Moravia
840 - 894
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,843
Isetnofret
1250 BC - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,844
Felix Yusupov
1887 - 1967
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,845
Yun Posun
1897 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,846
Palmiro Togliatti
1893 - 1964
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,847
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,848
Walter Schellenberg
1910 - 1952
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,849
Paul Doumer
1857 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,850
Canute IV of Denmark
1043 - 1086
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,851
Wang Jingwei
1883 - 1944
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,852
Olof Skötkonung
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,853
Pausanias of Orestis
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,854
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1510, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 2. Before him is Ambroise Paré. After him are Mikael Agricola, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Renée of France, Jacopo Bassano, Aloysius Lilius, François Clouet, Gonzalo Pizarro, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Elena Glinskaya, and Túpac Huallpa. Among people deceased in 1537, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 2. Before him is Jane Seymour. After him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Gerolamo Emiliani, Pedro de Mendoza, Madeleine of Valois, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.
Others Born in 1510
Go to all RankingsAmbroise Paré
PHYSICIAN
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2
Mikael Agricola
WRITER
1510 - 1557
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 3
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1510 - 1572
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 4
Renée of France
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Jacopo Bassano
PAINTER
1510 - 1592
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Aloysius Lilius
MATHEMATICIAN
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 7
François Clouet
PAINTER
1510 - 1572
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 8
Gonzalo Pizarro
EXPLORER
1510 - 1548
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 9
Gracia Mendes Nasi
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1569
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 10
Elena Glinskaya
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1538
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 11
Túpac Huallpa
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1533
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1537
Go to all RankingsJane Seymour
COMPANION
1508 - 1537
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 1
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2
Charles, Duke of Vendôme
POLITICIAN
1489 - 1537
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 3
Lorenzo di Credi
PAINTER
1459 - 1537
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 4
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
PHILOSOPHER
1460 - 1537
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 5
Gerolamo Emiliani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1486 - 1537
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 6
Pedro de Mendoza
EXPLORER
1487 - 1537
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 7
Madeleine of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1537
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 8
Jörg Breu the Elder
PAINTER
1475 - 1537
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 9
Lempira
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1499 - 1537
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 10
Thomas Murner
WRITER
1475 - 1537
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 11
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 678 out of 5,161. Before him are Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Gianni Rivera (1943), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), and Palmiro Togliatti (1893). After him are Euhemerus (-330), Silvio Piola (1913), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Eugenio Montale (1896), Francesco Totti (1976), and Gianluigi Buffon (1978).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 672
Gianni Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 673
Pietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 674
Franco Zeffirelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 675
Patrizia Reggiani
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 676
Palmiro Togliatti
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1964
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 677
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 678
Euhemerus
HISTORIAN
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 679
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 680
Joanna I of Naples
NOBLEMAN
1326 - 1382
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 681
Eugenio Montale
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 682
Francesco Totti
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 683
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 684
Among POLITICIANS In Italy
Among politicians born in Italy, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 118. Before him are Galeazzo Ciano (1903), Desiderius (710), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), Henry of Germany (1211), and Palmiro Togliatti (1893). After him are Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Pescennius Niger (135), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759).
Galeazzo Ciano
1903 - 1944
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 112
Desiderius
710 - 786
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 113
Catherine Cornaro
1454 - 1510
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 114
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
1810 - 1859
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 115
Henry of Germany
1211 - 1242
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 116
Palmiro Togliatti
1893 - 1964
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 117
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 118
Conrad of Montferrat
1146 - 1192
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 119
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
1562 - 1630
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 120
Agathocles of Syracuse
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 121
Pescennius Niger
135 - 194
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 122
Charles Albert of Sardinia
1798 - 1849
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 123
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 124