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Louis II of Hungary

1506 - 1526

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Louis II (Hungarian: II. Lajos; Czech: Ludvík Jagellonský; Croatian: Ludovik II.; Slovak: Ľudovít II.; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis II of Hungary has received more than 644,987 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis II of Hungary is the 471st most popular politician (down from 389th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 10th in 2019) and the 5th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis II of Hungary ranks 471 out of 19,576Before him are Atahualpa, Narmer, Yongle Emperor, Imre Nagy, Heydar Aliyev, and Frederick I of Prussia. After him are Guy of Lusignan, Louis the German, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Sukarno, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and George I of Great Britain.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Louis II of Hungary ranks 15 out of 1,077Before him are Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), George Soros (1930), Miklós Horthy (1868), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), and Imre Nagy (1896). After him are Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Kertész (1929), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and Robert Capa (1913).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Louis II of Hungary ranks 5Before him are Matthias Corvinus (1443), Stephen I of Hungary (975), Miklós Horthy (1868), and Imre Nagy (1896). After him are Louis I of Hungary (1326), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), John Zápolya (1487), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), and Viktor Orbán (1963).