1478 - 1506
Philip the Handsome (22 July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a brief time in 1506. The son of Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor as Maximilian I) and Mary of Burgundy, Philip was not yet four years old when his mother died as a result of a riding accident, and upon her death, he inherited the Burgundian Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip I of Castile has received more than 2,305,956 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Philip I of Castile is the 351st most popular politician (up from 374th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 15th 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, Philip I of Castile ranks 351 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles V of France, Khafra, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Hafsa Sultan, Mustafa II, and Stepan Bandera. After him are Cambyses II, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Edward VIII, Golda Meir, Barack Obama, and Herod Antipas.
1338 - 1380
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 345
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 346
1627 - 1683
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 347
1479 - 1534
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 348
1664 - 1703
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 349
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 350
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 351
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 352
1316 - 1378
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 353
1894 - 1972
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 354
1898 - 1978
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 355
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 356
20 BC - 39
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 357
Among people born in 1478, Philip I of Castile ranks 5. Before him are Thomas More, Francisco Pizarro, Pope Clement VII, and Hayreddin Barbarossa. After him are Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, John, Prince of Asturias, Jan Gossaert, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hatuey, and Surdas. Among people deceased in 1506, Philip I of Castile ranks 2. Before him is Christopher Columbus. After him are Andrea Mantegna, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Alexander Jagiellon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Sesshū Tōyō, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Alexander Agricola, Sancha of Aragon, and João I of Kongo.
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 1
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
1478 - 1534
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 3
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1478 - 1510
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 6
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 7
1478 - 1497
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 8
1478 - 1532
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 9
1478 - 1528
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
1478 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 11
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 12
1451 - 1506
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 1
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 2
1431 - 1506
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 4
1461 - 1506
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 5
1484 - 1506
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 6
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 7
1420 - 1506
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 8
1430 - 1506
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 9
1446 - 1506
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 10
1478 - 1506
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 11
1470 - 1506
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 13 out of 1,019. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), René Magritte (1898), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), and Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908). After him are Anthony van Dyck (1599), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), and Rogier van der Weyden (1390).
1514 - 1564
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 7
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 8
1862 - 1949
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 9
1512 - 1594
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 10
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 11
1908 - 2009
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 12
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 13
1599 - 1641
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 14
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 16
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 18
1390 - 1464
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 19
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 Leopold II of Belgium (1835). After him are Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Albert I of Belgium (1875), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 1
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 2
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 6
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 8
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 10
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 12