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Ladislaus the Posthumous

1440 - 1457

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Ladislaus V, more commonly known as Ladislaus the Posthumous (Hungarian: Utószülött László; Croatian: Ladislav Posmrtni; Czech: Ladislav Pohrobek; German: Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457), was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the posthumous son of Albert of Habsburg with Elizabeth of Luxembourg. Albert had bequeathed all his realms to his future son on his deathbed, but only the estates of Austria accepted his last will. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ladislaus the Posthumous has received more than 517,930 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Ladislaus the Posthumous is the 734th most popular politician (down from 669th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Ladislaus the Posthumous is most famous for being the last king of Poland. He was born after his father, Vladislaus II, died in battle. Ladislaus was crowned king in 1430, but he was only six years old and unable to rule. He was deposed in 1440 and died in 1444.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Ladislaus the Posthumous has had the most page views in the with 81,859 views, followed by Czech (39,552), and Hungarian (39,438). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (286.14%), Belarusian (56.26%), and Latin (51.05%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ladislaus the Posthumous ranks 734 out of 19,576. Before him are John III of Sweden, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Valentinian I, Benjamin Harrison, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Subhas Chandra Bose. After him are Václav Klaus, Mustafa IV, Antiochus III the Great, Gratian, Robert II of France, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Ladislaus the Posthumous ranks 2. Before him is Ivan III of Russia. After him are Kabir, Hugo van der Goes, Diogo Cão, Sten Sture the Elder, Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Jorge Manrique, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Alain I of Albret, and Bartolomé Bermejo. Among people deceased in 1457, Ladislaus the Posthumous ranks 2. Before him is Rita of Cascia. After him are Lorenzo Valla, Jingtai Emperor, Danjong of Joseon, Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ladislaus the Posthumous ranks 23 out of 1,077. Before him are Imre Kertész (1929), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Robert Capa (1913), and John Zápolya (1487). After him are Franz Lehár (1870), Count of St. Germain (1712), Ilona Staller (1951), Victor Vasarely (1906), Eugene Wigner (1902), and György Lukács (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Ladislaus the Posthumous ranks 11. Before him are Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and John Zápolya (1487). After him are Viktor Orbán (1963), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), and Coloman, King of Hungary (1070).

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