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Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

1284 - 1312

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Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I, who assigned him to the household of the King's son, Edward of Caernarfon. The prince's partiality for Gaveston was so extravagant that Edward I sent Gaveston into exile, but he was recalled a few months later, after the King's death led to the prince's accession as Edward II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall has received more than 1,082,229 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall is the 8,281st most popular politician (down from 4,507th in 2019), the 2,455th most popular biography from France (down from 1,420th in 2019) and the 568th most popular French Politician.

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was a favourite of King Edward II of England. He was exiled twice and executed in 1312.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 8,281 out of 19,576. Before him are Ersin Tatar, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Robert Guéï, Fuad Chehab, and Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma. After him are Spyros Kyprianou, Irakli Tsereteli, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Ban Biao, Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, and Abdourahamane Tchiani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1284, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 5. Before him are Edward II of England, Simone Martini, Edward, Count of Savoy, and Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg. After him is John I, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1312, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 9. Before him are Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany, Toqta, Sultan Walad, Isabella of Villehardouin, John II, Duke of Brabant, and Arthur II, Duke of Brittany. After him are Ibn Manzur, Marino Zorzi, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine, and Cecco Angiolieri.

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In France

Among people born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 2,455 out of 6,770. Before him are Marguerite Gérard (1761), Antoine Coysevox (1640), Blanche of Artois (1248), Félix d'Herelle (1873), Roman Opałka (1931), and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (1624). After him are Henri Eberhardt (1913), Yolanda of Courtenay (1197), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Zygmunt Krasiński (1812), Henri Breuil (1877), and Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (955).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 568. Before him are Charles IV, Duke of Alençon (1489), René Mayer (1895), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), Blanche of Artois (1248), and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (1624). After him are Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (955), Nicole Fontaine (1942), Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838), Antoine Pinay (1891), Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720), and Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle (1710).

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