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António de Noli

1419 - 1497

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Antonio de Noli (born 1415 or possibly 1419) was a 15th-century Genoese nobleman and navigator, and the first governor of the earliest European overseas colony in Subsaharan Africa. He discovered some of the Cape Verde islands on behalf of Henry the Navigator and was made the first Governor of Cape Verde by King Afonso V. In most history or geographic books, including ancient chronicles, or encyclopedias, he is referred as Antonio de Noli. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of António de Noli has received more than 45,179 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. António de Noli is the 795th most popular nobleman.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, António de Noli ranks 795 out of 1,415. Before him are Bertrada of Prüm, John I, Duke of Cleves, Hanako, Princess Hitachi, William IV, Count of Toulouse, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, and Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Matilda II, Countess of Nevers, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, and John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1419, António de Noli ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Go-Hanazono, Erik Axelsson Tott, and John I, Duke of Cleves. After him are Mechthild of the Palatinate, Abd al-Haqq II, and Juan Pacheco. Among people deceased in 1497, António de Noli ranks 9. Before him are Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, John, Prince of Asturias, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Beatrice d'Este, Ishak Pasha, and Anna Sforza. After him are Benedetto da Maiano, Lê Thánh Tông, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Filippo Buonaccorsi, and Johann von Tiefen.

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