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Ferdinand I of Naples

1423 - 1494

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Ferdinand I (2 June 1424 – 25 January 1494), also known as Ferrante, was king of Naples from 1458 to 1494. The only son, albeit illegitimate, of Alfonso the Magnanimous, he was one of the most influential and feared monarchs in Europe at the time and an important figure of the Italian Renaissance. In his thirty years of reign, he brought peace and prosperity to Naples. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand I of Naples has received more than 638,650 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ferdinand I of Naples is the 1,798th most popular politician (down from 1,557th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Spain (down from 131st in 2019) and the 47th most popular Spanish Politician.

Ferdinand I of Naples was most famous for being the King of Naples and Sicily. He was also the last male heir of the House of Aragon.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand I of Naples ranks 1,798 out of 19,576. Before him are Antonia Minor, Charles II of Navarre, Mieszko I of Poland, Xerxes II of Persia, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, and Hong Xiuquan. After him are Isaac I Komnenos, Catherine Cornaro, Meñli I Giray, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Celâl Bayar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1423, Ferdinand I of Naples ranks 3. Before him are Louis XI of France, and Uzun Hasan. After him are Georg von Peuerbach, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, and Pierre d'Aubusson. Among people deceased in 1494, Ferdinand I of Naples ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Hans Memling. After him are Poliziano, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Melozzo da Forlì, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Muhammad XIII of Granada, Yuriy Drohobych, Giosafat Barbaro, and Giovanni Santi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand I of Naples ranks 148 out of 3,355. Before him are Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), James II of Aragon (1267), and Henry IV of Castile (1425). After him are José Echegaray (1832), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Diego de Almagro (1475), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), and Carlos Saura (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Ferdinand I of Naples ranks 47. Before him are Almanzor (930), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), and James II of Aragon (1267). After him are Peter IV of Aragon (1319), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), John II of Castile (1405), and Alfonso XI of Castile (1311).

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