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Philip I of Castile

1478 - 1506

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Philip the Handsome (22 June/July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called Philip the Fair, was ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, including the counties of Artois, Burgundy and Charolais from 1493, and the first king of Castile from the House of Habsburg in 1506. Philip was the son of Maximilian I of Austria and Mary of Burgundy. Maximilian was a prince of the House of Habsburg who became Holy Roman emperor. Mary was the daughter of Charles the Bold and heiress of the wealthy and extensive complex of domains that made up Valois Burgundy, including the Burgundian Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Philip I of Castile is the 306th most popular politician (up from 402nd in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 16th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Politician.

Philip I of Castile is most famous for his marriage to Queen Isabella of Portugal, which unified the kingdoms of Castile and Portugal.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip I of Castile ranks 306 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolf Hess, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Güyük Khan, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Ali Khamenei, and Anwar Sadat. After him are Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Alexander III of Russia, Park Chung-hee, Beatrix of the Netherlands, and François Mitterrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Philip I of Castile ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Francisco Pizarro, Hayreddin Barbarossa, and Thomas More. After him are Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, Jan Gossaert, John, Prince of Asturias, Pánfilo de Narváez, Sancha of Aragon, and Barbara Jagiellon. Among people deceased in 1506, Philip I of Castile ranks 2. Before him is Christopher Columbus. After him are Andrea Mantegna, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Alexander Jagiellon, Sesshū Tōyō, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, and João I of Kongo.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 9 out of 1,190. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Gerardus Mercator (1512), René Magritte (1898), and Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 5. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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