1016 - 1085
Robert "Guiscard" de Hauteville, sometimes Robert "the Guiscard" ( ghee-SKAR, Modern French: [ɡiskaʁ]; c. 1015 – 17 July 1085), was a Norman adventurer remembered for his conquest of southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century.Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, the sixth son of Tancred de Hauteville and his wife Fressenda. Through his mother, he was possibly a grandson of Richard the Fearless. He inherited the County of Apulia and Calabria in 1057, and in 1059 he was made Duke of Apulia and Calabria and Lord of Sicily by Pope Nicholas II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Guiscard has received more than 775,607 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Robert Guiscard is the 57th most popular nobleman (down from 52nd in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from France (down from 320th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Nobleman.
Robert Guiscard was a Norman mercenary who became the first Norman ruler of southern Italy and Sicily.
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Among noblemen, Robert Guiscard ranks 57 out of 842. Before him are Edward the Black Prince, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Henrietta of England, Raynald of Châtillon, Alexandra Feodorovna, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, Charles, Count of Valois, Lady Jane Grey, Jeanne d'Albret, and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen.
1330 - 1376
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 51
1878 - 1918
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 52
1644 - 1670
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 53
1123 - 1187
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 54
1872 - 1918
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 55
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 56
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 57
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 58
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 59
1270 - 1325
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 60
1537 - 1554
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 61
1528 - 1572
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 62
1771 - 1847
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 63
Among people born in 1016, Robert Guiscard ranks 3. Before him are Harold Harefoot and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Ferdinand I of León, Béla I of Hungary, Casimir I the Restorer, Amadeus I, Count of Savoy, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Deokjong of Goryeo, Edward the Exile, Naropa, and Svein Knutsson. Among people deceased in 1085, Robert Guiscard ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory VII. After him are Emperor Shenzong of Song, Al-Juwayni, and Cheng Hao.
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 1
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 2
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
1016 - 1065
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 4
1016 - 1063
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 5
1016 - 1058
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 6
1016 - 1051
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 7
1016 - 1055
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 8
1016 - 1034
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 9
1016 - 1057
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 10
1016 - 1100
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 11
1016 - 1035
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 12
1020 - 1085
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 1
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 2
1048 - 1085
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 3
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4
1032 - 1085
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5
Among people born in France, Robert Guiscard ranks 333 out of 6,011. Before him are Marcel Marceau (1923), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), Claude of France (1499), Olivier Messiaen (1908), Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809), and François Couperin (1668). After him are Jean-Baptiste Say (1767), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Diane de Poitiers (1499), Jean Renoir (1894), and Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792).
1923 - 2007
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 327
1275 - 1313
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 328
1499 - 1524
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 329
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 330
1809 - 1891
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 331
1668 - 1733
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 332
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 333
1767 - 1832
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 334
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 335
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 336
1499 - 1566
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 337
1894 - 1979
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 338
1792 - 1843
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 339
Among noblemen born in France, Robert Guiscard ranks 10. Before him are Charles the Bold (1433), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), and Raynald of Châtillon (1123). After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Philip the Bold (1342), and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676).
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 4
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 5
1002 - 1054
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 6
1553 - 1615
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1775 - 1844
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 8
1123 - 1187
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 9
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 10
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
1270 - 1325
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 12
1528 - 1572
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 13
1934 - 2018
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 14
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 15
1676 - 1744
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 16