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Henry II the Pious

1196 - 1241

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Henry II the Pious (Polish: Henryk II Pobożny; 1196 – 9 April 1241) was Duke of Silesia and High Duke of Poland as well as Duke of South-Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. Between 1238 and 1239 he also served as regent of Sandomierz and Opole–Racibórz. He was the son of Henry the Bearded and a member of the Silesian Piast dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry II the Pious has received more than 225,184 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Henry II the Pious is the 3,012th most popular politician (up from 3,127th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Poland (up from 176th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Polish Politician.

Henry II the Pious was most famous for being the son of Henry I the Fowler and the father of Otto I the Great. He was also famous for being a member of the Ottonian dynasty, which ruled over the Holy Roman Empire from 919 to 1024.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry II the Pious ranks 3,012 out of 15,577Before him are August Landmesser, Teos of Egypt, Odaenathus, Bardiya, Emperor Sakuramachi, and Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse. After him are Abdul Rahman Arif, Sancho II of Portugal, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Chiyou, Antonio José de Sucre, and Nikolai Tikhonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1196, Henry II the Pious ranks 1After him are Emperor Tsuchimikado, Sviatoslav III of Vladimir, and Alice of Champagne. Among people deceased in 1241, Henry II the Pious ranks 7Before him are Pope Gregory IX, Ögedei Khan, Snorri Sturluson, Pope Celestine IV, Valdemar II of Denmark, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. After him are Isabella of England, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, Amaury de Montfort, Irene Laskarina, and Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Henry II the Pious ranks 170 out of 1,454Before him are Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), Bolesław Bierut (1892), Joseph Rotblat (1908), Cymburgis of Masovia (1394), Albert Sabin (1906), and Catherine Opalińska (1680). After him are Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Otto Kretschmer (1912), Casimir I the Restorer (1016), Miroslav Klose (1978), and Albrecht von Roon (1803).

Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Henry II the Pious ranks 44Before him are Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810), Georg Michaelis (1857), Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086), Władysław Anders (1892), Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), and Bolesław Bierut (1892). After him are Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Casimir I the Restorer (1016), Albrecht von Roon (1803), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Frederick I of Württemberg (1754), and Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866).