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Desiderius

710 - 786

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Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born c. 720 – died c. 786), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desiderius has received more than 303,996 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Desiderius is the 1,747th most popular politician (down from 1,711th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 636th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Italian Politician.

Desiderius Erasmus was a humanist scholar and theologian. He is most famous for his translation of the Bible into Latin, which was published in 1516.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Desiderius ranks 1,747 out of 19,576. Before him are Harthacnut, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Talaat Pasha, Sultan Cem, Songtsen Gampo, and Sergey Bubka. After him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Theophanu, and Chester A. Arthur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 710, Desiderius ranks 2. Before him is Rabia of Basra. After him are Carloman, Saint Walpurga, Krum, Antipope Constantine II, Sevar of Bulgaria, Aureolus of Aragon, and Lullus. Among people deceased in 786, Desiderius ranks 1. After him are Al-Hadi, Abo of Tiflis, Cynewulf of Wessex, and Lullus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Desiderius ranks 652 out of 5,161. Before him are Statius (40), Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), Galeazzo Ciano (1903), Francesco Redi (1626), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), and Bernardo Provenzano (1933). After him are Pope Telesphorus (100), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Rudolph Valentino (1895), Aulus Gellius (123), and Domenichino (1581).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Desiderius ranks 113. Before him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Libius Severus (420), Marozia (890), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), and Galeazzo Ciano (1903). After him are Catherine Cornaro (1454), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), Henry of Germany (1211), Palmiro Togliatti (1893), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), and Conrad of Montferrat (1146).

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