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Rafael Casanova

1660 - 1743

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Rafael Casanova i Comes (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈfɛl ˌkazəˈnɔβə]; 1660 – 2 May 1743) was a Catalan jurist and supporter of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as a claimant to the Crown of Spain during the War of the Spanish succession. He became mayor of Barcelona and commander in chief of Catalonia during the Siege of Barcelona until he was wounded in combat while commanding La Coronela during the counterattack on the Saint Peter front on the last day of the siege, 11 September 1714. After the war he received a royal pardon for having supported the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Casanova has received more than 105,479 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Rafael Casanova is the 7,276th most popular politician (up from 7,433rd in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 688th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular Spanish Politician.

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  • 55.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Casanova ranks 7,276 out of 15,577. Before him are Kirill Kondrashin, Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, Alcetas I of Epirus, Barbara Jagiellon, Louis Riel, and Michail Stasinopoulos. After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba, Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Karl Eberhard Schöngarth, and Tommaso Mocenigo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Rafael Casanova ranks 13. Before him are Johann Joseph Fux, Hans Sloane, Veronica Giuliani, Johann Kuhnau, Andreas Schlüter, and Johann Patkul. After him are Friedrich Hoffmann, Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena, Arnold Houbraken, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, and Jakob Prandtauer. Among people deceased in 1743, Rafael Casanova ranks 6. Before him are Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, André-Hercule de Fleury, Anne Sophie Reventlow, and Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria. After him are Nicolas Lancret, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Augustine Washington, Jai Singh II, and Ogata Kenzan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Casanova ranks 672 out of 2,932. Before him are Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Ramon Casas (1866), Mariano José de Larra (1809), Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553), and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177). After him are Beatus of Liébana (730), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Ramón Sampedro (1943), Fernán González of Castile (910), Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga (1484), and Nicolás de Ovando (1451).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Rafael Casanova ranks 243. Before him are Ahmad al-Muqtadir (1050), Agila I (null), Count Theodosius (310), Manuel Fraga (1922), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177). After him are Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga (1484), Nicolás de Ovando (1451), Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga (1528), Jimena Díaz (1046), Tiberius Sempronius Longus (-250), and Sisenand (605).

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