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Prince John of the United Kingdom

1905 - 1919

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Prince John (John Charles Francis; 12 July 1905 – 18 January 1919) was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John's grandfather Edward VII. In 1910, John's father succeeded to the throne upon Edward VII's death, and John became fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. In 1909, it was discovered that John had epilepsy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince John of the United Kingdom has received more than 4,944,407 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Prince John of the United Kingdom is the 237th most popular nobleman (down from 229th in 2019), the 845th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 806th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Nobleman.

Prince John is most famous for being the youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary and for being the youngest brother of King Edward VIII and King George VI.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

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  • 60.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 237 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Anthony, Duke of Brabant, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Julia, Princess of Battenberg, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Bruno the Great, and Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 48. Before him are Fred Trump, Severo Ochoa, Takashi Shimura, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Jean Vigo, and Lale Andersen. After him are Emmanuel Mounier, Nevill Francis Mott, Ivan Serov, Daniil Kharms, Kurt Gerstein, and Erika Mann. Among people deceased in 1919, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 28. Before him are L. Frank Baum, Kurt Eisner, Johannes Rydberg, Terauchi Masatake, Leonid Andreyev, and Habibullah Khan. After him are Guido von List, Madam C. J. Walker, Loránd Eötvös, Henry Gantt, Sophia Tolstaya, and Franz Mehring.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 845 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernard Cornwell (1944), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Imelda Staunton (1956), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), and Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766). After him are Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), Charles George Gordon (1833), Rex Harrison (1908), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Edmund Spenser (1552), and Edward B. Titchener (1867).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 27. Before him are Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964). After him are Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), Isabella of England (1214), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936).

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