POLITICIAN
Alfonso XII of Spain
1857 - 1885
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 1857 – 25 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador (Spanish: the Peacemaker), was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885. After the Glorious Revolution of 1868 deposed his mother Isabella II from the throne, Alfonso studied in Austria and France. His mother abdicated in his favour in 1870, and he returned to Spain as king in 1874 following a military coup against the First Spanish Republic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso XII of Spain has received more than 1,146,670 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Alfonso XII of Spain is the 838th most popular politician (up from 939th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Spain (up from 75th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Spanish Politician.
Alfonso XII of Spain is most famous for being the King of Spain from 1875-1885. He was born in 1857 and died in 1885.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
70.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
6.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Alfonso XII of Spain ranks 838 out of 19,576. Before him are Nikephoros I, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Childeric III, Chlothar I, Raymond Poincaré, and Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. After him are Hezekiah, Cassander, Halimah Yacob, Imad ad-Din Zengi, Aurangzeb, and Shoshenq I.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikephoros I
760 - 811
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 832
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
1751 - 1825
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 833
Childeric III
714 - 754
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 834
Chlothar I
498 - 561
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 835
Raymond Poincaré
1860 - 1934
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 836
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
1833 - 1896
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 837
Alfonso XII of Spain
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 838
Hezekiah
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 839
Cassander
350 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 840
Halimah Yacob
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 841
Imad ad-Din Zengi
1087 - 1146
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 842
Aurangzeb
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 843
Shoshenq I
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 844
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Alfonso XII of Spain ranks 10. Before him are Heinrich Hertz, Edward Elgar, Clara Zetkin, Joseph Conrad, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, and Karl Adolph Gjellerup. After him are Henrik Pontoppidan, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, William Howard Taft, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Alfred Binet, and Theo van Gogh. Among people deceased in 1885, Alfonso XII of Spain ranks 3. Before him are Victor Hugo, and Ulysses S. Grant. After him are Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Carl Spitzweg, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Charles George Gordon, Iwasaki Yatarō, Rosalía de Castro, and L'Inconnue de la Seine.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Hertz
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1894
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 4
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
Clara Zetkin
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 6
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 8
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 9
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 10
Henrik Pontoppidan
WRITER
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
ENGINEER
1857 - 1935
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 12
William Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 13
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 14
Alfred Binet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 15
Theo van Gogh
PAINTER
1857 - 1891
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1885
Go to all RankingsVictor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 1
Ulysses S. Grant
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 2
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 3
Muhammad Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1885
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 4
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1885
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 5
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Ferdinand II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1885
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 7
Jens Peter Jacobsen
WRITER
1847 - 1885
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 10
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 11
L'Inconnue de la Seine
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1885
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Alfonso XII of Spain ranks 68 out of 3,355. Before him are Eugénie de Montijo (1826), Quintilian (35), Josep Borrell (1947), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), and Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600). After him are Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Luis Aragonés (1938), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Plácido Domingo (1941), Lucan (39), and Amancio Ortega (1936).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsEugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 62
Quintilian
WRITER
35 - 96
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 63
Josep Borrell
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 64
Ferdinand VII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1833
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 65
Abbas ibn Firnas
INVENTOR
810 - 887
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 66
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
WRITER
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 67
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 68
Bartolomé de las Casas
WRITER
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 69
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 70
Alfonso X of Castile
WRITER
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 71
Plácido Domingo
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 72
Lucan
WRITER
39 - 65
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 73
Amancio Ortega
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 74
Among POLITICIANS In Spain
Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso XII of Spain ranks 20. Before him are Charles III of Spain (1716), Arcadius (377), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Josep Borrell (1947), and Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784). After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Roderic (688), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), and Magnus Maximus (335).
Charles III of Spain
1716 - 1788
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 14
Arcadius
377 - 408
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 15
Isabella II of Spain
1830 - 1904
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 16
Abd al-Rahman III
889 - 961
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 17
Josep Borrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 18
Ferdinand VII of Spain
1784 - 1833
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 19
Alfonso XII of Spain
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 20
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
1507 - 1582
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 21
Roderic
688 - 711
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 22
Ferdinand VI of Spain
1713 - 1759
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 23
Muhammad XII of Granada
1459 - 1532
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 24
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
1040 - 1109
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 25
Magnus Maximus
335 - 388
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 26