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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 at Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517, although his kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees 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 314,017 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Henry II of Navarre is the 1,413th most popular politician (up from 1,544th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Spain (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 38th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry II of Navarre ranks 1,413 out of 15,577Before him are Francis II Rákóczi, Isetnofret, Makarios III, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Mohamed Morsi, and Leo von Caprivi. After him are Antoine of Navarre, Louise Mountbatten, Engelbert Dollfuss, La Malinche, Pelagius of Asturias, and Ernst Thälmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Henry II of Navarre ranks 7Before him are Nostradamus, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella of Portugal, Bronzino, 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, Robert Estienne, Thomas Wyatt, and Gerolama Orsini. Among people deceased in 1555, Henry II of Navarre ranks 6Before him are Joanna of Castile, Pope Julius III, Pope Marcellus II, Georgius Agricola, and Kara Ahmed Pasha. After him are Jacob Clemens non Papa, Pedro Mascarenhas, Thomas of Villanova, Oronce Finé, Herri met de Bles, and Heinrich Aldegrever.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 118 out of 2,932Before him are Vicente del Bosque (1950), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Vincent of Saragossa (300), and Ibn Tufail (1110). After him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Pelagius of Asturias (685), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Manuel Azaña (1880), Baltasar Gracián (1601), and Javier Solana (1942).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Henry II of Navarre ranks 38Before him are Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Peter of Castile (1334), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), and Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870). After him are Pelagius of Asturias (685), Manuel Azaña (1880), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), John II of Castile (1405), and Ferdinand I of León (1016).