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Petronilla of Aragon

1136 - 1173

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Petronilla (29 June/11 August 1136 – 15 October 1173), whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella (Aragonese: Peyronela or Payronella, and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon (1137–1164) from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. After her abdication she acted as regent during the minority of her son Alfonso II of Aragon (1164–1173). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petronilla of Aragon has received more than 257,193 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Petronilla of Aragon is the 2,510th most popular politician (up from 2,574th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 224th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Spanish Politician.

Petronilla of Aragon was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and his wife, Sancha of Castile. She married William VIII, Count of Provence in 1112 and became Countess of Provence. Petronilla was most famous for her role in the Albigensian Crusade.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 2,510 out of 19,576. Before her are Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Greg Abbott, Emperor Ling of Han, James E. Webb, and Juscelino Kubitschek. After her are Nur Muhammad Taraki, Rugila, Jorge Sampaio, Auguste Beernaert, Fumimaro Konoe, and Milovan Đilas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1136, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 3. Before her are Ismail al-Jazari, and Amalric of Jerusalem. After her are Constance of Castile, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia, Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1173, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 2. Before her is Najm ad-Din Ayyub. After her are Benjamin of Tudela, Bolesław IV the Curly, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Uijong of Goryeo, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, Richard of Saint Victor, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Kol of Sweden.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 223 out of 3,355. Before her are Jordi Savall (1941), Fernando Sor (1778), Manuel Castells (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), and Sancho II of Castile and León (1036). After her are Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), and Louis Blanc (1811).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 78. Before her are Urraca of León (1081), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), and Sancho II of Castile and León (1036). After her are Louis Blanc (1811), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Reccared I (510), Henry III of Castile (1379), Mariano Rajoy (1955), and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114).

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