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Ferdinand II of Portugal

1816 - 1885

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His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Ferdinand II of Portugal is the 1,737th most popular politician (up from 3,270th in 2024), the 118th most popular biography from Austria (up from 226th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Austrian Politician.

Ferdinand II of Portugal is most famous for his work in the area of exploration. He was a sponsor of the first voyage to India by Vasco da Gama, and he also sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ferdinand II of Portugal ranks 1,736 out of 19,576Before him are Bidhya Devi Bhandari, King Elah, Memnon, Frederick I of Denmark, Theuderic I, and Henry I, Duke of Guise. After him are Fidel Ramos, Frederick I of Sweden, Thomas Sankara, Jungjong of Joseon, Herod Archelaus, and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Ferdinand II of Portugal ranks 5Before him are Charlotte Brontë, Werner von Siemens, Carl Zeiss, and Arthur de Gobineau. After him are Eugène Edine Pottier, Maria Theresa of Austria, Abbas I of Egypt, Paul Reuter, Wazir Akbar Khan, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, and Carl Ludwig. Among people deceased in 1885, Ferdinand II of Portugal ranks 4Before him are Victor Hugo, Ulysses S. Grant, and Alfonso XII of Spain. After him are Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, Jens Peter Jacobsen, and Rosalía de Castro.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ferdinand II of Portugal ranks 118 out of NaNBefore him are Maria Amalia of Austria (1701), Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746), Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756), Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France (1554), Josef Strauss (1827), and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754). After him are Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (1679), Heinz Fischer (1938), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), and Józef Poniatowski (1763).

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