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John of Bohemia

1296 - 1346

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John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting in the Battle of Crécy at age 50, after having been blind for a decade. In his home country of Luxembourg, he is considered a national hero. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Bohemia has received more than 885,121 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). John of Bohemia is the 774th most popular politician (down from 702nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Luxembourger Politician.

John of Bohemia was most famous for being the Holy Roman Emperor.

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  • 75.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John of Bohemia ranks 774 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry III of England, Phocas, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, and Haile Selassie. After him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, Alexander Lukashenko, John I of France, Edmund Burke, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Gyula Andrássy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1296, John of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Algirdas, Gregory Palamas, Blanche of Burgundy, Shi Nai'an, and Edward I, Count of Bar. Among people deceased in 1346, John of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Louis I, Count of Flanders, Charles II, Count of Alençon, George V of Georgia, Zhou Daguan, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Philip I, Count of Auvergne, and Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, John of Bohemia ranks 3 out of 95. Before him are Robert Schuman (1886), and Gabriel Lippmann (1845). After him are Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jacques Santer (1937), Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Gaston Thorn (1928), and Hugo Gernsback (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, John of Bohemia ranks 2. Before him are Robert Schuman (1886). After him are Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Joseph Bech (1887), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Xavier Bettel (1973), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Michel Théato (1878), and Viviane Reding (1951).

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