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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

1182 - 1241

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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her father, Geoffrey, was the fourth son of Henry II, King of England. After the presumed death in 1203 of her imprisoned younger brother, Arthur, Eleanor was heiress to vast lands including England, Anjou, Aquitaine, and Brittany, realms where the Salic Law barring the accession of females did not apply. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany has received more than 223,931 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany is the 10,133rd most popular politician (down from 9,974th in 2019), the 2,079th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,132nd in 2019) and the 318th most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany has had the most page views in the with 33,217 views, followed by Chinese (3,980), and French (3,872). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (86.84%), Simple English (85.61%), and Swedish (72.15%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 10,133 out of 19,576. Before her are Autobiography of Harkhuf, José Linhares, Enlil-nadin-apli, Arsenio Martínez Campos, Benedetto Cairoli, and Constans II. After her are Johannes Popitz, Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, Lou Henry Hoover, Nitta Yoshisada, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, and Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1182, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 10. Before her are Alexios IV Angelos, Accursius, Maria of Montpellier, Haakon III of Norway, Lutgardis, and Minamoto no Yoriie. After her are Sakya Pandita, and Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay. Among people deceased in 1241, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 13. Before her are Henry II the Pious, Isabella of England, Coloman of Galicia, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, and Amaury de Montfort. After her are Irene Laskarina, Ludwig III, Count of Württemberg, Manuel Doukas, and Berenguer de Palou II.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 2,079 out of 8,785. Before her are Josephine Tey (1896), Marion Chesney (1936), David Byrne (1952), Roderick Murchison (1792), Frank Finlay (1926), and James Herriot (1916). After her are Rick Davies (1944), Princess Eugenie of York (1990), Joan of the Tower (1321), Chris Menges (1940), Thomas Andrews (1813), and Robert Fortune (1812).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany ranks 318. Before her are Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), John Profumo (1915), Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883), and Edward Balliol (1283). After her are James Connolly (1868), Caratacus (15), Thomas Fairfax (1612), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Catherine Carey (1523), and William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748).

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