RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía

1510 - 1572

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Francis Borgia (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía has received more than 304,604 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía is the 654th most popular religious figure (down from 598th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 179th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, is most famous for being a Spanish general and politician. He was the son of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia.

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  • 64.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía ranks 654 out of 3,187. Before him are Angelus Silesius, Billy Graham, Saint Walpurga, Hans Küng, Saint Boniface, and Basilios Bessarion. After him are Pope Constantine, Pope Benedict IV, Evagrius Ponticus, Menno Simons, Benkei, and Romanos the Melodist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía ranks 4. Before him are Ambroise Paré, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, and Mikael Agricola. After him are Renée of France, Jacopo Bassano, Aloysius Lilius, François Clouet, Gonzalo Pizarro, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Elena Glinskaya, and Túpac Huallpa. Among people deceased in 1572, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía ranks 9. Before him are Bronzino, Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, Şah Sultan, Gaspard II de Coligny, and John Knox. After him are Isaac Luria, Longqing Emperor, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Miguel López de Legazpi, François Clouet, and Petrus Ramus.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía ranks 192 out of 3,355. Before him are Kane (1967), Abd al-Rahman II (788), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271), Adolfo Suárez (1932), and Francisco Suárez (1548). After him are Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía ranks 19. Before him are Vincent of Saragossa (300), Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Ibn Hazm (994), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), and Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949). After him are Eulalia of Mérida (290), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), and John of Ávila (1500).

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