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Louis II of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia

1506 - 1526

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His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis II of Hungary is the 362nd most popular politician (up from 469th in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Politician.

Louis II of Hungary is most famous for being the last male member of the House of Árpád. He was also the first Hungarian king to die in battle.

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Louis II of Hungary is the most memorable of the 16 notable people born in Buda, in what is now modern-day Hungary, ahead of Ignaz Semmelweis, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, and Jadwiga of Poland.

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More than 5 centuries after death, Louis II of Hungary still holds rank #1,231 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Louis II of Hungary's biography appears in 51 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 90% of all Politicians.

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Louis II of Hungary shares a July 1 birthday with Julius Caesar, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and Ignaz Semmelweis.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Louis II of Hungary ranks 362 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Heath, Zog I of Albania, Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, Nerva, and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Aemilianus, Osman II, Shimon Peres, Edgar the Peaceful, and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1506, Louis II of Hungary ranks 2. Before him is Francis Xavier. After him are Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Peter Faber, Hwang Jini, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Juliana of Stolberg, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1526, Louis II of Hungary ranks 1. After him are Juan Sebastián Elcano, Vittore Carpaccio, Ibrahim Lodi, Isabella of Austria, Scipione del Ferro, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, Rodrigo de Triana, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, and Elisabetta Gonzaga.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Louis II of Hungary ranks 7 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927), Martin of Tours (316), George Soros (1930), Gaiseric (389), Theodor Herzl (1860), and Elizabeth Báthory (1560). After him are Rudolf Steiner (1861), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Matthias Corvinus (1443), and Miklós Horthy (1868).

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Among Politicians In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Louis II of Hungary ranks 2. Before him is Gaiseric (389). After him are Stephen I of Hungary (975), Matthias Corvinus (1443), Miklós Horthy (1868), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Nagy (1896), Árpád (845), John Zápolya (1487), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440).

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