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Henry II of Navarre

1503 - 1555

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Henry II (18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed Sangüesino because he was born in Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517. The kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees mountains by the Spanish conquest of 1512. Henry succeeded his mother, Queen Catherine, upon her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry II of Navarre has received more than 340,715 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Henry II of Navarre is the 1,723rd most popular politician (down from 1,409th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 118th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Politician.

Henry II of Navarre is most famous for his conversion to Catholicism and his marriage to Marguerite of Valois, daughter of Catherine de Medici.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry II of Navarre ranks 1,723 out of 19,576. Before him are Werner von Fritsch, Jehu, Fumio Kishida, Demetrius I of Macedon, Kamose, and Conrad I of Germany. After him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Bao Zheng, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, and Shepseskaf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Henry II of Navarre ranks 7. Before him are Nostradamus, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Bronzino, Isabella of Portugal, Parmigianino, and Christian III of Denmark. After him are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Gerolama Orsini, Robert Estienne, and Thomas Wyatt. Among people deceased in 1555, Henry II of Navarre ranks 5. Before him are Joanna of Castile, Pope Julius III, Pope Marcellus II, and Georgius Agricola. After him are Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pedro Mascarenhas, Herri met de Bles, Agnes of Hesse, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, and Thomas of Villanova.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 143 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Suárez (1935), Inês de Castro (1325), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913). After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), James II of Aragon (1267), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), and José Echegaray (1832).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 44. Before him are Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Almanzor (930), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913). After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), James II of Aragon (1267), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), and Ferdinand I of León (1016).

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