1553 - 1625
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma, 5th Marquess of Denia, 1st Count of Ampudia (1552/1553 – 17 May 1625), was a favourite of Philip III of Spain, the first of the validos ('most worthy') through whom the later Habsburg monarchs ruled. His administration was marked by costly wars, including the Twelve Years' Truce with the Dutch Republic, financial mismanagement, and the controversial expulsion of the Moriscos. Eventually, he was deposed in 1618 under a palace intrigue orchestrated by his son and political rival, Cristóbal de Sandoval. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma has received more than 59,978 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma is the 815th most popular military personnel (up from 850th in 2019), the 670th most popular biography from Spain (up from 711th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 815 out of 1,468. Before him are Carmine Crocco, Hans Cramer, Maurice Sarrail, Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Osami Nagano, and Albert Leo Schlageter. After him are Cleombrotus, Artabazos II, Markos Botsaris, Wilhelm Souchon, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma.
1830 - 1905
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 809
1896 - 1968
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 810
1856 - 1929
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 811
1784 - 1877
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 812
1880 - 1947
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 813
1894 - 1923
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 814
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 815
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 816
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 817
1790 - 1823
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 818
1864 - 1946
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 819
1559 - 1600
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 820
1891 - 1948
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 821
Among people born in 1553, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 8. Before him are Margaret of Valois, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Louise of Lorraine, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, and Luca Marenzio. After him are Prospero Alpini, Nicolò Contarini, Vitsentzos Kornaros, and John Florio. Among people deceased in 1625, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 12. Before him are Simon Marius, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Willem Schouten, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Giambattista Marino, and Mōri Terumoto. After him are Honoré d'Urfé, Anna Vasa of Sweden, Orlando Gibbons, John Fletcher, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
1553 - 1615
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
1553 - 1618
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 3
1553 - 1595
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 4
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 5
1553 - 1633
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 6
1553 - 1599
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
1553 - 1617
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9
1553 - 1631
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 10
1553 - 1616
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 11
1553 - 1625
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 12
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 7
1567 - 1625
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 8
1576 - 1625
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 9
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 10
1533 - 1625
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 11
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 12
1567 - 1625
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 13
1568 - 1625
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 14
1583 - 1625
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 15
1579 - 1625
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 16
1573 - 1625
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 17
1583 - 1625
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 18
Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 670 out of 2,932. Before him are Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), Jaume Cabré (1947), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Ramon Casas (1866), and Mariano José de Larra (1809). After him are Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177), Rafael Casanova (1660), Beatus of Liébana (730), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Ramón Sampedro (1943), and Fernán González of Castile (910).
972 - 1017
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 664
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 665
1103 - 1135
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 666
980 - 1010
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 667
1866 - 1932
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 668
1809 - 1837
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 669
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 670
1177 - 1229
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 671
1660 - 1743
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 672
730 - 798
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 673
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 674
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 675
910 - 970
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 676
Among military personnels born in Spain, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 12. Before him are John of Austria the Younger (1629), José Sanjurjo (1872), Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526). After him are Gaius Laelius (-300), Serena (365), Blas de Lezo (1689), José Miaja (1878), Agustina de Aragón (1786), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).
1629 - 1679
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 6
1872 - 1936
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 8
1507 - 1580
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 9
1550 - 1615
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 10
1526 - 1588
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 11
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 12
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 13
365 - 408
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 14
1689 - 1741
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 15
1878 - 1958
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 16
1786 - 1857
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 17
1475 - 1526
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 18