WRITER

Francesca da Rimini

1259 - 1285

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Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (died between 1283 and 1286) was an Italian medieval noblewoman of Ravenna, who was murdered by her husband, Giovanni Malatesta, upon his discovery of her affair with his brother, Paolo Malatesta. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesca da Rimini has received more than 640,557 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Francesca da Rimini is the 692nd most popular writer (down from 498th in 2019), the 843rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 617th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Writer.

Francesca da Rimini is most famous for being the wife of Gianciotto Malatesta, who murdered her and her lover, Paolo, in Dante's Inferno.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Disorder and the Disinformation Society
Information society, Information technology, Social aspects
2015
"Meravigliosamente un amor mi distringe"
Criticism and interpretation, Opera, History and criticism
2017
Daily Ritual
Art, Poetry, collections
2022

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francesca da Rimini ranks 692 out of 7,302. Before her are Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Kang Youwei, Jean Froissart, Truman Capote, Bettina von Arnim, and Carlos Fuentes. After her are Sri Chinmoy, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Multatuli, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Naim Frashëri, and Luis de Góngora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1259, Francesca da Rimini ranks 2. Before her is Andronikos II Palaiologos. After her are Ubertino of Casale, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Kaykhusraw III, Rudrama Devi, Demetrius II of Georgia, Henry III, Count of Bar, and Cerverí de Girona. Among people deceased in 1285, Francesca da Rimini ranks 5. Before her are Pope Martin IV, Philip III of France, Charles I of Anjou, and Peter III of Aragon. After her are Kunigunda of Halych, Philip I, Count of Savoy, Theodora of Trebizond, Daumantas of Lithuania, John I, Duke of Saxony, Yekuno Amlak, and Rutebeuf.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesca da Rimini ranks 843 out of 5,161. Before her are Andrea Pisano (1290), Federico Barocci (1535), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pope Leo V (870), and Federico da Montefeltro (1422). After her are Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), François Grimaldi (1201), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Fra Dolcino (1250), Titus Labienus (-100), and Francesco Cossiga (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Francesca da Rimini ranks 58. Before her are Poliziano (1454), Curzio Malaparte (1898), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Giambattista Basile (1566), and Carlo Gozzi (1720). After her are Andrea Camilleri (1925), Veronica Franco (1546), Emilio Salgari (1862), Theognis of Megara (-570), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), and Antonio Tabucchi (1943).

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