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Gerard de Ridefort

1141 - 1189

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Gérard de Ridefort, also called Gerard de Ridefort (died 4 October 1189), was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 and until his death in 1189. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard de Ridefort has received more than 141,669 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard de Ridefort is the 2,710th most popular politician (down from 2,522nd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 100th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Belgian Politician.

Gerard de Ridefort was a French knight who became the Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He is most famous for being the leader of the disastrous Battle of Hattin, in which he was captured and killed by Saladin.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gerard de Ridefort ranks 2,710 out of 15,577Before him are Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Nintoku, Valdemar III of Denmark, Fausta, John Buchan, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Offa of Mercia, Serzh Sargsyan, Richard Walther Darré, Intef I, Habibullah Khan, and Vicente Fox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1141, Gerard de Ridefort ranks 2Before him is Nizami Ganjavi. After him are Malcolm IV of Scotland, Eisai, and Floris III, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1189, Gerard de Ridefort ranks 5Before him are Henry II of England, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, William II of Sicily, and Benkei. After him are Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gerard de Ridefort ranks 104 out of 1,019Before him are Émile Verhaeren (1855), Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), Peyo (1928), Félicien Rops (1833), Gilles Binchois (1400), and Joachim Patinir (1480). After him are Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), Paul Delvaux (1897), Frans Snyders (1579), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), François Vatel (1631), and Henri Pirenne (1862).

Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Gerard de Ridefort ranks 32Before him are Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522), Anne of France (1461), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Auguste Beernaert (1829), and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673). After him are François Vatel (1631), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), and Paul Deschanel (1855).