POLITICIAN
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
1519 - 1536
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (c. 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536) was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged. He was the younger half-brother of Mary I, as well as the older half-brother of Elizabeth I and Edward VI. Through his mother, he was the elder half-brother of Elizabeth, George, and Robert Tailboys. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset has received more than 2,051,973 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset is the 3,701st most popular politician (down from 3,223rd in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 734th in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
61.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ranks 3,701 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad al-Mansur, Eric XI of Sweden, Emperor Buretsu, Zwentibold, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, and Augustus, Elector of Saxony. After him are Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Roza Otunbayeva, Maria Theresa of Austria, Giovanni Leone, Heng Samrin, and Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmad al-Mansur
1549 - 1603
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,695
Eric XI of Sweden
1216 - 1250
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,696
Emperor Buretsu
489 - 507
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,697
Zwentibold
870 - 900
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,698
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
1525 - 1598
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,699
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
1526 - 1586
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,700
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,701
Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine
1643 - 1702
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,702
Roza Otunbayeva
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,703
Maria Theresa of Austria
1767 - 1827
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,704
Giovanni Leone
1908 - 2001
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,705
Heng Samrin
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,706
Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,707
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1519, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ranks 11. Before him are Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis, Duke of Guise, Theodore Beza, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, and Imagawa Yoshimoto. After him are Andrea Cesalpino, Antonis Mor, Thomas Gresham, Frans Floris, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. Among people deceased in 1536, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ranks 8. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Catherine of Aragon, Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, and William Tyndale. After him are Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Garcilaso de la Vega, John of Leiden, Cecilia Gallerani, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, and Gil Vicente.
Others Born in 1519
Go to all RankingsGaspard II de Coligny
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1572
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 5
Francis, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 6
Theodore Beza
WRITER
1519 - 1605
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 7
Isabella Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1559
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 8
Occhiali
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1587
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 10
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 11
Andrea Cesalpino
PHYSICIAN
1519 - 1603
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 12
Antonis Mor
PAINTER
1519 - 1575
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 13
Thomas Gresham
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1579
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 14
Frans Floris
PAINTER
1519 - 1570
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 15
Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1567
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 16
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
EXPLORER
1519 - 1574
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1536
Go to all RankingsAnne Boleyn
COMPANION
1501 - 1536
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 2
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 3
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 4
Baldassare Peruzzi
PAINTER
1481 - 1536
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
Germaine of Foix
NOBLEMAN
1488 - 1536
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 6
William Tyndale
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1536
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 7
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1518 - 1536
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 9
Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 10
John of Leiden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1536
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 11
Cecilia Gallerani
CELEBRITY
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 12
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1536
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 13
Gil Vicente
WRITER
1465 - 1536
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 14
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ranks 775 out of 8,785. Before him are Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Rachel Weisz (1970), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Clementine Churchill (1885), and Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881). After him are Jean Simmons (1929), Richard Wilson (1936), Ken Hensley (1945), Julie Walters (1950), Thomas De Quincey (1785), and John Gielgud (1904).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMargaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 769
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1884
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 770
Rachel Weisz
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 771
Ian McDiarmid
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 772
Clementine Churchill
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 773
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 774
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 775
Jean Simmons
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 776
Richard Wilson
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 777
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 778
Julie Walters
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 779
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 780
John Gielgud
ACTOR
1904 - 2000
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 781
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ranks 130. Before him are James Macpherson (1736), H. H. Asquith (1852), Margaret of York (1446), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), and Clementine Churchill (1885). After him are Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Robert Peel (1788), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), David Cameron (1966), and Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158).
James Macpherson
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 124
H. H. Asquith
1852 - 1928
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 125
Margaret of York
1446 - 1503
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 126
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
1473 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 127
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
1853 - 1884
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 128
Clementine Churchill
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 129
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 130
Malcolm III of Scotland
1031 - 1093
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 131
Robert Peel
1788 - 1850
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 132
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
1473 - 1483
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 133
William Ewart Gladstone
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 134
David Cameron
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 135
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
1158 - 1186
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 136