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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 110,666 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Casanova is the 7,475th most popular politician (down from 7,256th in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from Spain (down from 672nd in 2019) and the 243rd most popular Spanish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

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  • 62.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Casanova ranks 7,475 out of 19,576. Before him are Pierre de Decker, Faina Ranevskaya, Pandarus, Mithridates III of Pontus, Einar Thambarskelfir, and Olena Zelenska. After him are Dan Quayle, Piero Soderini, Hans Globke, Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Kuyucu Murad Pasha, and Geert Adriaans Boomgaard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Rafael Casanova ranks 14. Before him are Veronica Giuliani, Johann Kuhnau, Andreas Schlüter, Johann Joseph Fux, Johann Patkul, and Arnold Houbraken. After him are Friedrich Hoffmann, Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, Jakob Prandtauer, and Peter Schenk the Elder. Among people deceased in 1743, Rafael Casanova ranks 8. Before him are André-Hercule de Fleury, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Anne Sophie Reventlow, Nicolas Lancret, and Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. After him are Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Jai Singh II, Augustine Washington, and Jean-Baptiste Du Halde.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Casanova ranks 675 out of 3,355. Before him are Urraca of Zamora (1033), Thomas of Villanova (1486), Luis Molowny (1925), Luis de Morales (1509), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), and Josefa de Óbidos (1630). After him are Andrés Gimeno (1937), Mariano Fortuny (1871), José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Lucius Licinius Sura (40), and Muniadona of Castile (995).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Rafael Casanova ranks 243. Before him are Manuel Fraga (1922), Ramón Serrano Suñer (1901), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Abd al-Rahman V (1001), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), and José Antonio Aguirre (1904). After him are Lucius Licinius Sura (40), Aioulf (400), Margaret of Navarre (1134), Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817), Estanislao Figueras (1819), and Infanta María Teresa of Spain (1882).

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