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Philip of Swabia

1177 - 1208

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Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of Philip's older brother Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (which reached as far as the Kingdom of Sicily) collapsed in imperial Italy and created a power vacuum to the north of the Alps. Reservations about the kingship of Henry's underage son, Frederick, led to two royal elections in 1198, which resulted in the German throne dispute: the two elected kings, Philip of Swabia and Otto of Brunswick, claimed the throne for themselves. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip of Swabia has received more than 357,486 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip of Swabia is the 1,423rd most popular politician (down from 1,393rd in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 549th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Italian Politician.

Philip of Swabia was most famous for being the son of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. He is also known for being the father of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip of Swabia ranks 1,423 out of 19,576. Before him are Isaias Afwerki, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Walther Funk, Jean-Claude Juncker, Constantine X Doukas, and Mohammed VI of Morocco. After him are Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Alexios III Angelos, Manuel Azaña, Turgut Özal, Rafael Trujillo, and Leo V the Armenian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1177, Philip of Swabia ranks 3. Before him are Baldwin V of Jerusalem, and Al-Kamil. After him are John, Old Lord of Beirut, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, and Sylvester Gozzolini. Among people deceased in 1208, Philip of Swabia ranks 1. After him are Hoelun, Irene Angelina, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, and Pierre de Castelnau.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philip of Swabia ranks 563 out of 5,161. Before him are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Gentile Bellini (1429), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), and Denis (210). After him are Benedetto Croce (1866), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Propertius (-50), Claudio Ranieri (1951), and Fausto Cercignani (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Philip of Swabia ranks 88. Before him are Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Rodolfo Graziani (1882), Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Romano Prodi (1939), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), and Maria Anna of Savoy (1803). After him are Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Gallienus (218), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Clara Petacci (1912), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), and Titus Tatius (-800).

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