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Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia

1144 - 1167

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Frederick IV of Hohenstaufen (1145–1167) was duke of Swabia, succeeding his cousin, Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1152.He was the son of Conrad III of Germany and his second wife Gertrude von Sulzbach and thus the direct heir of the crown, had there been true heredity. However, on his death bed, Conrad III allegedly advised the only two persons present, his nephew Frederick Barbarossa and the bishop of Bamberg, to nominate Frederick Barbarossa; and handed the Imperial insignia to him. Barbarossa wasted no time in getting the Bavarian clerics to endorse him, and had the archbishop of Cologne convene a hurried election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia has received more than 49,790 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia is the 5,769th most popular politician (up from 6,597th in 2019).

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  • 57.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia ranks 5,769 out of 15,577Before him are Emperor Wen of Liu Song, Emperor Heizei, Vasil Kolarov, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. After him are Samori Ture, Tigranes I, Stefan Czarniecki, Domnall mac Ailpín, Tahir ibn Husayn, and Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1144, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia ranks 2Before him is Bohemond III of Antioch. After him is Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary. Among people deceased in 1167, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia ranks 4Before him are Empress Matilda, Abraham ibn Ezra, and Charles VII of Sweden. After him are Rostislav I of Kiev, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Rainald of Dassel.

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