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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 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 2,439,941 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Philip I of Castile is the 402nd most popular politician (down from 351st in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 13th in 2019) and the 7th 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 402 out of 19,576. Before him are Scipio Africanus, Ay, Decius, Michael I of Romania, Selim III, and Charles III of Spain. After him are Frederick IX of Denmark, Priam, Philip VI of France, Miklós Horthy, Mahmud I, and Clara Zetkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Philip I of Castile ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Thomas More, Francisco Pizarro, and Giorgione. After him are Baldassare Castiglione, John, Prince of Asturias, Jan Gossaert, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hatuey, and Sancha of Aragon. Among people deceased in 1506, Philip I of Castile ranks 3. Before him are Christopher Columbus, and Andrea Mantegna. After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon, Alexander Jagiellon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Sesshū Tōyō, 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 16 out of 1,190. Before him are Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are Albert II of Belgium (1934), Frans Hals (1582), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Georges Simenon (1903), Mary of Burgundy (1457), and Agnès Varda (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 7. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), and Ursula von der Leyen (1958). After him are Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), and Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480).

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