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Henry III of England

1207 - 1272

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Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War. Cardinal Guala Bicchieri declared the war against the rebel barons to be a religious crusade and Henry's forces, led by William Marshal, defeated the rebels at the battles of Lincoln and Sandwich in 1217. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry III of England has received more than 7,774,352 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry III of England is the 780th most popular politician (down from 682nd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 179th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Politician.

Henry III is most famous for his struggle with Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, in the Second Barons' War.

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  • 65

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry III of England ranks 780 out of 15,577. Before him are Nikephoros I, Publius Quinctilius Varus, Marwan I, Chlothar I, Ante Pavelić, and Childeric I. After him are Ardashir I, Julius Nepos, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Joan I of Navarre, Börte, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1207, Henry III of England ranks 4. Before him are Rumi, Batu Khan, and Elizabeth of Hungary. After him are Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Philip I, Count of Savoy, Ottone Visconti, and Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq. Among people deceased in 1272, Henry III of England ranks 1. After him are Stephen V of Hungary, Richard of Cornwall, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, Zita, Emperor Go-Saga, Enzo of Sardinia, Yaroslav of Tver, Bartholomeus Anglicus, and Henry IV, Duke of Brabant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry III of England ranks 202 out of 7,765. Before him are George Best (1946), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Duns Scotus (1265), James Hunt (1947), Saint Ursula (400), and Ben Kingsley (1943). After him are Stan Laurel (1890), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Charles II of England (1630), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Arthur Henderson (1863), and Robert Brown (1773).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry III of England ranks 41. Before him are George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), Edward the Elder (871), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Henry I of England (1068). After him are Charles II of England (1630), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Arthur Henderson (1863), Harold Godwinson (1022), James V of Scotland (1512), and Benjamin Disraeli (1804).

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