1284 - 1312
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 1,022,606 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall is the 4,518th most popular politician (down from 4,109th in 2019), the 1,425th most popular biography from France (down from 1,338th in 2019) and the 353rd 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, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 4,518 out of 15,577. Before him are Zeng Guofan, Amine Gemayel, Sheikh Hasina, Terauchi Masatake, Conrad Hilton, and Hōjō Masako. After him are Birger, King of Sweden, Ottokar Czernin, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Salvius Julianus, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, and Georgios Papandreou.
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,512
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,513
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,514
1852 - 1919
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,515
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,516
1156 - 1225
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,517
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,518
1280 - 1321
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,519
1872 - 1932
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,520
1910 - 1999
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,521
115 - 170
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,522
931 - 975
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,523
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 4,524
Among people born in 1284, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 3. Before him are Edward II of England and Simone Martini. After him are Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Edward, Count of Savoy, and John I, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1312, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 4. Before him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Ferdinand IV of Castile, and Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany. After him are Toqta, John II, Duke of Brabant, Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, Isabella of Villehardouin, Ibn Manzur, Marino Zorzi, and Cecco Angiolieri.
1284 - 1327
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 1
1284 - 1344
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 2
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3
1284 - 1356
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 4
1284 - 1329
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 5
1284 - 1299
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 6
1261 - 1312
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1
1285 - 1312
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 2
1262 - 1312
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4
1300 - 1312
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 5
1275 - 1312
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 6
1261 - 1312
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 7
1263 - 1312
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 8
1233 - 1312
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 9
1231 - 1312
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 10
1260 - 1312
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 11
Among people born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 1,425 out of 6,011. Before him are Frank Darabont (1959), Philippe Starck (1949), Jean Tirole (1953), Édouard Herriot (1872), Walter Krüger (1890), and Jacqueline Boyer (1941). After him are Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Vincent d'Indy (1851), François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711), Marie de Rohan (1600), and Valentin Haüy (1745).
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 1,419
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 1,420
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,421
1872 - 1957
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,422
1890 - 1945
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,423
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,424
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,425
1694 - 1772
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,426
1851 - 1931
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,427
1775 - 1834
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,428
1711 - 1741
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,429
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,430
1745 - 1822
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,431
Among politicians born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 353. Before him are François Fillon (1954), Bernard of Italy (797), Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605), and Édouard Herriot (1872). After him are Marie de Rohan (1600), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), Victorinus (300), Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709), Louis I, Count of Flanders (1304), and Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840).
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 347
797 - 818
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 348
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 349
1072 - 1131
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 350
1605 - 1627
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 351
1872 - 1957
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 352
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 353
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 354
1717 - 1744
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 355
300 - 271
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 356
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 357
1304 - 1346
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 358
1840 - 1910
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 359