NOBLEMAN

Aron of Bulgaria

1000 - 987

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Aron (Bulgarian: Арон; died in 987/988 or 976) was a Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria and third son of komes Nicholas. After the fall of the eastern parts of the country under Byzantine occupation in 971, he and his three brothers David, Moses and Samuel continued the resistance to the west. They were called Cometopuli and ruled the country together, as the rightful heirs to the throne, Boris II and Roman were imprisoned in Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aron of Bulgaria has received more than 53,588 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Aron of Bulgaria is the 949th most popular nobleman.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 949 out of 1,415. Before him are Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, Adolf II of Holstein, Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and Catherine Desnitski. After him are Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz, Othon de la Roche, Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Sophie, Countess of Bar, and Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 53. Before him are Rainulf Drengot, Ermengol I, Count of Urgell, Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg, Tribuno Memmo, Coloman of Stockerau, and Robert II. After him are Dominic of Silos, William of Jumièges, Pandulf Ironhead, Melus of Bari, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and John the Orphanotrophos. Among people deceased in 987, Aron of Bulgaria ranks 7. Before him are Louis V of France, Symeon the Metaphrast, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, Pietro I Orseolo, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, and Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois.

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