POLITICIAN

Ferdinand I of Portugal

1345 - 1383

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Ferdinand I (Portuguese: Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome (o Formoso) or occasionally the Inconstant (o Inconstante), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. He was also briefly made King of Galicia, in 1369 (a claim which he would maintain until 1373). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand I of Portugal has received more than 331,507 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ferdinand I of Portugal is the 2,214th most popular politician (down from 1,942nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 46th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Ferdinand I of Portugal is most famous for his role in the Portuguese conquest of the Azores, Madeira, and the Cape Verde Islands.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand I of Portugal ranks 2,214 out of 19,576Before him are Wen Jiabao, Bernardo O'Higgins, Sher Shah Suri, Aemilianus, Kuchlug, and Frederick III of Sicily. After him are Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Wolfgang Schäuble, Basarab I of Wallachia, Nectanebo II, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, and Đurađ Branković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1345, Ferdinand I of Portugal ranks 2Before him is Charles III of Naples. After him are Vuk Branković, Gongyang of Goryeo, Blanche of Lancaster, Kadi Burhan al-Din, Helen of Bosnia, and Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1383, Ferdinand I of Portugal ranks 2Before him is John VI Kantakouzenos. After him are Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg, Liubartas, Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia, Radu I of Wallachia, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, Demetrios I Kantakouzenos, Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Dmitry of Suzdal.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ferdinand I of Portugal ranks 57 out of 633Before him are Sister Lúcia (1907), Diogo Cão (1440), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), and Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434). After him are José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Viriathus (-180), Miguel I of Portugal (1802), Carmen Miranda (1909), and Diogo Dias (1450).

Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Ferdinand I of Portugal ranks 35Before him are Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), and Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434). After him are José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Viriathus (-180), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Catherine of Braganza (1638), and Barbara of Portugal (1711).