NOBLEMAN

David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

1378 - 1402

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David Stewart (24 October 1378 – 26 March 1402) was heir apparent to the throne of Scotland from 1390 and the first Duke of Rothesay from 1398. He was named after his great-granduncle, David II of Scotland, and also held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1398–1402) and Earl of Carrick (1390–1402). He shares with his uncle and arch-rival, Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany, the distinction of being first dukes to be created in the Scottish peerage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay has received more than 145,491 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay is the 1,297th most popular nobleman (down from 937th in 2019), the 4,281st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,798th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Nobleman.

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  • 45.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 1,297 out of 1,415. Before him are Alexios Palaiologos, Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Princess Beatrice of York, Muhammad VII of Granada, and Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia. After him are Prince Faisal bin Hussein, Constantine Doukas of Thessaly, Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, and Robert of Namur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1378, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 7. Before him are Lorenzo Ghiberti, Hongxi Emperor, Vittorino da Feltre, Catherine of Burgundy, Louis III, Elector Palatine, and Ostoja of Bosnia.  Among people deceased in 1402, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 7. Before him are Jianwen Emperor, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Bonne of Bourbon, and Euthymius of Tarnovo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 4,281 out of 8,785. Before him are Reginald Innes Pocock (1863), Peter Hook (1956), Jamie Hewlett (1968), Oliver Leese (1894), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), and Beryl Markham (1902). After him are Charles Tate Regan (1878), Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), Edward Alleyn (1566), Steve Clark (1960), Terry George (1952), and Aubrey de Grey (1963).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 75. Before him are David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), Lucy Walter (1630), Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (2015), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), and Princess Beatrice of York (1988). After him are John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873), Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1995), and James, Viscount Severn (2007).

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