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Henry I of England

1068 - 1135

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Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, but Henry was left landless. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry I of England has received more than 7,364,919 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry I of England is the 694th most popular politician (up from 737th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Politician.

Henry I is most famous for being the youngest son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. He was born in England in 1068 and succeeded his brother William II in 1100. Henry was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on December 25, 1100. He had been Duke of Normandy since 1087 and Duke of Aquitaine since 1122. Henry was crowned King of France in 1108 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1133.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry I of England ranks 694 out of 15,577. Before him are Yuan Shikai, Enver Pasha, Edvard Beneš, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Enrico Dandolo, and Childeric III. After him are Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximinus Thrax, Ilse Koch, Smenkhkare, John the Fearless, and Leonid Kravchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1068, Henry I of England ranks 1. After him are Emperor Taizu of Jin, Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona, Haakon Magnusson of Norway, and Godfrey I, Count of Namur. Among people deceased in 1135, Henry I of England ranks 1. After him are Milarepa, Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor Taizong of Jin, Al-Mustarshid, and Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry I of England ranks 185 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), Anna Wintour (1949), Edward Smith (1850), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Humphry Davy (1778). After him are Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Mary Boleyn (1499), Jeff Beck (1944), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), J. K. Rowling (1965), and Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry I of England ranks 40. Before him are John, King of England (1166), 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), and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900). After him are Henry III of England (1207), Charles II of England (1630), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Arthur Henderson (1863), Harold Godwinson (1022), and James V of Scotland (1512).

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