1478 - 1506
Philip the Handsome (22 July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506 and the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a brief time in 1506. The son of Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, Philip was less than four years old when his mother died, and upon her death, he inherited the Burgundian Netherlands. In 1496, his father arranged for him to marry Joanna, the second daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip I of Castile has received more than 1,467,377 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip I of Castile is the 374th most popular politician (up from 401st in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 17th 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 374 out of 15,710. Before him are Alp Arslan, Sigismund III Vasa, Semiramis, Priam, Peter III of Russia, and Selim III. After him are Abdul Hamid I, Hafez al-Assad, Philip VI of France, Syngman Rhee, Narmer, and Louis Bonaparte.
1029 - 1072
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 368
1566 - 1632
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 369
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 370
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 371
1728 - 1762
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 372
1761 - 1808
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 373
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 374
1725 - 1789
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 375
1930 - 2000
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 376
1293 - 1350
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 377
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 378
3270 BC - 3125 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 379
1778 - 1846
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 380
Among people born in 1478, Philip I of Castile ranks 6. Before him are Thomas More, Pope Clement VII, Francisco Pizarro, Hayreddin Barbarossa, and Giorgione. After him are Baldassare Castiglione, John, Prince of Asturias, Jan Gossaert, Pánfilo de Narváez, Surdas, 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, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Sesshū Tōyō, Alexander Agricola, João I of Kongo, and Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu.
1478 - 1535
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 1
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 2
1478 - 1541
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 3
1478 - 1546
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 4
1478 - 1510
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 5
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 6
1478 - 1529
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 7
1478 - 1497
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 8
1478 - 1532
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 9
1478 - 1528
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 10
1478 - 1583
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 11
1478 - 1534
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 1
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
1431 - 1506
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 3
1476 - 1506
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 4
1484 - 1506
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
1461 - 1506
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 6
1438 - 1506
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 7
1420 - 1506
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 8
1446 - 1506
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 9
1470 - 1506
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 10
1430 - 1506
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 11
Among people born in Belgium, Philip I of Castile ranks 15 out of 899. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Orlande de Lassus (1534), and Gerardus Mercator (1512). After him are Frans Hals (1582), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Georges Simenon (1903), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Mary of Burgundy (1457), and Albert I of Belgium (1875).
1514 - 1564
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 9
1835 - 1909
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 10
1908 - 2009
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 11
1599 - 1641
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 12
1534 - 1594
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 13
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 14
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 15
1582 - 1666
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 16
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 17
1903 - 1989
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 18
1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 19
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 20
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 21
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), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Mary of Hungary (1505), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 1
715 - 768
HPI: 85.16
Rank: 2
466 - 511
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 6
1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 7
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 8
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 10
1505 - 1558
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 12