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John II of Castile

1405 - 1454

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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John II of Castile has received more than 633,523 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). John II of Castile is the 1,923rd most popular politician (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Spain (down from 128th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Spanish Politician.

John II of Castile is most famous for being the King of Castile and León from 1406 until his death in 1454. He was the son of John I of Castile and Joan of Portugal.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II of Castile ranks 1,923 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Renzong of Song, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Clodius Albinus, Eric the Victorious, and Clovis II. After him are Kaloyan of Bulgaria, Anastasios II, Alfonso XI of Castile, Anchises, Beji Caid Essebsi, and Li Xiannian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1405, John II of Castile ranks 4. Before him are Skanderbeg, Pope Pius II, and Gilles de Rais. After him are Thomas Malory, Ulugh Muhammad, Sophia of Halshany, Maria of Trebizond, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1454, John II of Castile ranks 1. After him are Esen Taishi, and Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John II of Castile ranks 160 out of 3,355. Before him are Carlos Saura (1932), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), and Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949). After him are Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), and Joaquín Sorolla (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, John II of Castile ranks 52. Before him are James II of Aragon (1267), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Ferdinand I of León (1016), and Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155). After him are Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), Al-Hakam II (915), Henry II of Castile (1334), Martin of Aragon (1356), and Alfonso II of Aragon (1157).

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